Man & Monster

Is there a monster lurking inside every man?

It's 1799 and Cole Seavey is not the man he pretends to be. Nicknamed Cold-Blooded Cole for his steely nerve under pressure, he is not the devoted fiancé or son people believe. Sometimes he thinks he's really a monster with a heart of ice.

Pakim is a Delaware Indian who has lost everything he loves to encroaching settlers—his family, his people, his way of life.

When these two men meet under the most dire of circumstances, they find in each other a second chance at happiness. But will a brewing border war, their own complicated pasts, and an Indian monster known as a Wendigo threaten their chance to have a life together? To defeat the Wendigo, as well as his own demons, Cole must finally confront the monster inside himself to become the man he is meant to be—or risk losing everything.

Man & Monster is for fans of Harper Fox, Jerry Cole, and Mary Renault, as well as anyone who enjoys pulse-pounding suspense and romance.
 

REVIEWS

"A spell-binding story that is half mystery and half horror...[Man & Monster] is an exciting addition to...gay frontier historical novels."
-- Midwest Book Review

"Replete with colorful characters whose lives the author convincingly details. This may be light entertainment, but it's never shallow."
-- Out Newspaper

"Excellent tale for a fall evening, [Man & Monster] will keep you glued to the book and the edge of one's seat."
-- Virginia Gayzette

"[Man & Monster] is an engrossing blend of gay passion and frightening action."
-- Washington Blade

"Jensen projects his images into your head with foursquare prose...niceties of style and twinkles of humor that flash out."
-- Edge Boston

"Jensen's gift for prose...rich atmospheric detail is so strong readers are transported directly into the heart of the action."
-- Southern Voice

(Man & Monster was previously published under the title Firelands.)