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Julie Tetel Andresen is a world traveler and linguist who has written over 30 novels and three works of nonfiction. With love stories as her primary canvas, Julie’s novels span genre, geography, and time periods. She has written romantic mysteries and paranormal stories; BDSM, motorcycle club, and MMA novels; historical and contemporary plots. Julie gains inspiration from travel, setting many of her novels in the diverse locations where she has lived or visited – from Brazil to Vietnam, France to Romania, Germany to Mongolia.
Before establishing her own publishing company (LLA Books, formerly Madeira Books), Julie was published by mass-market publishers Fawcett Crest, Warner Books, and Harlequin.
In her non-fiction professional life, Julie achieved the rank of full Professor of English at Duke University, with a specialty in linguistics. Her most recent academic work is Languages in the World: How History, Politics, and Culture Shape Language. Julie and co-author Philip Carter of Florida International University (FIU) have donated all profits from book sales to the Endangered Languages Fund, which works to conserve languages that are on the brink of extinction. Julie has also served as a Visiting Professor at Florida International University in Miami, teaching Languages and Cultures of the World.
Julie lives in Durham, North Carolina and spends most summers in Bucharest, Romania.
Reviewed by Vincent Dublado for Readers' Favorite
Buy Me Love (Shapeshifter Series Book 1) by Julie Tetel Andresen is a story that initially brings together two protagonists that you will grow to love. Moses Reilly is a Detective Chief Inspector for Scotland Yard, and Zelda Sachsen is a Guardian for a security company called G4S. On top of that, Zelda is a werewolf. Given that they are both in the same field, they are destined to meet when they investigate the same case—a report of a dead body in Russell Square. Two elderly people had been killed over a two-day period, and both deaths have been made to look like werewolf attacks. A blogger known as Werewolf Hunter had predicted an imminent werewolf rampage, and this news brought crowds pouring into the streets of London. This is why Zelda’s assistance is summoned, and nothing could have gratified Zelda more than the look of profound surprise and intense desire that crossed DCI Reilly's face.
Buy Me Love works well in its time period and the romantic angle is very digestible. Julie Tetel Andresen proves that werewolf stories are very much alive and will continue to give vampire tales a run for their money. Personally, I love werewolf stories—the bloodier the better. But the likes of authors like Andresen have given my taste for this paranormal genre a new twist, as I am beginning to appreciate its blend with romance. This story has a plot that is like a marriage between Sherlock Holmes and Underworld. Andresen has written this initial offering in a new series with care, where the scary and mysterious elements creep around enough to send chills down your spine. Buy Me Love is a great fusion of mystery, paranormal, and romance that will entertain you as you read.
