Elaine White's Life in Books
The Author
Elaine White is the author of multi-genre MM romance, celebrating 'love is love' and offering diversity in both genre and character within her stories.
Growing up in a small town and fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be pursued. She lives vicariously through her independent, and often hellion characters, exploring all possibilities within the romantic universe.
The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.
The Reviewer
I’m an author and reader, who just can’t get away from books. I discovered the MM genre a few years ago and became addicted.
Top #50 UK reviewer on Goodreads
#1 reviewer on Divine Magazine
Love Unmasked
This is one seriously adorable story. Who ever thought that Racoons could have a love story?Not only was the writing spot on - I've been a fan of Lowry's writing for a while now and was not disappointed - but there was some novel-worthy detail here. Just because it's a short story, some authors skim the important details of the how, the why, the background, but Lowry does an amazing job of giving us the same level of detail, characterisation and plot in just 28 pages that some authors can't give in 200+.
Told in 3rd person, this story captivates right from the start, with loveable shifter Aaron lamenting over the lack of acknowledgement for lower-species shifters - aka anything not dangerous to humans. While the "predatory shifters" (werewolves, bearpeople) get laws and safety and protections, shifters like Aaron are left to fend for themselves with cages, locks, bolts and other safety precautions placed throughout their homes. The fact that Aaron's racoon is clever enough to bypass them allows for some cringe-worthy hilarity.
It's a really original take on the shifter genre, with some awesome attention to world building - from the medical and personal views, to the entire 'emergency procedure' stickers in their homes. And although the romance was a little quick, it really worked for me under the whole instant-attraction vibe and shifter possibilities.
Overall, a super cute story that really cheered me up.
