Wolf for Hire
novel
Allison Jane Avery (AJ) is a recent accounting graduate juggling mundane jobs to afford rent, car payments, and massive student loans. Stuck in a cycle of financial instability, AJ’s life takes a turn when a wild night out leads to an even wilder morning—waking up naked in a park with a mysterious tramp stamp and the unsettling realization that she’s become a werewolf. At least, she thinks she is a werewolf. She's certainly not one of those bloodthirsty Hollywood werewolf that hunts under the moon. Instead, AJ turns into, well...an actual wolf. One content with stalking stray animals and digging through trash. AJ’s more concerned about dealing with the fallout of turning into a mindless creature every month—from losing her favorite pajamas to repeated offenses of public indecency and trespassing. The judge warns she’s one misdemeanor shy of a felony, and her landlord is evicting her for violating her lease’s “No Pet” policy. Struggling to keep her job, her dignity, and a roof over her head, AJ’s life is spiraling out of control as she picks up ever-odder jobs. Anything will do if it saves her from having to work again as a part-time stripper or, worse, move back in with her parents. AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wolf for Hire is an emergent narrative that follows the misadventures of an Average Jane as she tries to get her shit together before the full moon. This story is drafted chapter by chapter, so I invite you to leave comments, thoughts, and speculations during your reading experience