Amandine Herschel, Alpha female of the Colville, Washington werewolf pack, has grown used to being a wolf. What she cannot ever accept is the risk of discovery this fact brings every day of her life. She's determined to find a cure, even if it kills her.

But what if there were a cure? Who would take it? Who would refuse? And what would that do to the social fabric of the packs? A cure isn't as black and white a prospect as it seems.

Angela lives in the Pacific Northwest, where (according to her coffee cup) the average temperature in July is 65F, and the average in January is 40F. She feels this very comfortable range, plus the distinct lack of poisonous snakes, spiders, fire ants, Africanized bees, hurricanes, tornadoes and droughts, more than makes up for the lack of sunlight nine months out of the year. She and her husband (who doesn't care about werewolves in the least) have been married since 1992, and have four delightful homeschooled children, a shelter-rescue dog, and three urban chickens. Her birthday is at Christmas time. What she really likes for her birthday is fuzzy sweaters. J/K.