by Lora Leigh
Part of Breeds, book 14
First published 2009
Reporter Cassa Hawkins has spent years defending Breed rights, arguing that these genetically enhanced beings deserve freedom from human persecution. Her convictions strengthen whenever she encounters Cabal St Laurents, a powerful Bengal whose muscled frame and deep growls ignite responses she struggles to control. When a string of brutal killings points to Breed involvement, Cassa finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation alongside Cabal. The evidence mounting against his people threatens everything she believes about their innocence. As they dig deeper into the conspiracy, the hunters become targets themselves. Violence closes in from all sides while an undeniable attraction pulls Cassa and Cabal together. Their search for truth becomes a fight for survival where passion might be their only weapon against forces determined to destroy them both.
Genres: romance, suspense, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Bengal
323 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: violence