by Lora Leigh
Part of Breeds, book 18
First published 2011
Diane Broen has spent years protecting her younger sister Rachel from the dangers that surround the Breeds. Now Rachel has found her mate, leaving Diane to focus on her work with the Genetics Council. Her routine shifts when she gets assigned a new partner: Lawe, a lion Breed with a reputation for his bad attitude and preference for working alone. Their first meeting goes poorly. His touch makes her pull away, and he shows no interest in changing his solitary ways. Both fighters resist what their bodies tell them. The mating heat building between them grows stronger each day, but neither wants to acknowledge it. When a serious threat emerges, they must work together despite their mutual antagonism. The danger forces them into closer contact, and their connection ignites into something neither can ignore. The heat between them becomes so intense it threatens to consume them both. They face a choice: let this explosive bond destroy them or accept that fate has bound them together permanently.
Genres: romance, suspense, fantasy, paranormal-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Genetics Council
356 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Penguin Group USA Inc
Content warnings: violence