Part of New Species, book 15
First published 2019
Melinda York serves coffee and protects her customers when two armed men storm into the diner where she works. She refuses to let the gunmen threaten her best friend Mary Muller or the New Species patrons, especially Snow, the man she has secretly wanted for months. Her quick action during the attack catches Snow's attention. He has watched Melinda from afar and now wants to keep her safe while proving he could be the right partner for her. Mary faces her own crisis when the violence connects both women to the New Species community. She has always feared animals, and the jokes about her phobia hurt more than people realize. Now she must choose between running away or staying loyal to Melinda. Her decision puts her directly in the path of Lash, a lion shifter who will force her to face the very fears that have controlled her life.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, paranormal
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: New Species Community
409 pages · Kindle Edition · Laurann Dohner
Content warnings: violence