Part of Shifters Unbound
First published 2012
Eric Warden runs his Shiftertown the way a wildcat runs his territory: with total awareness of everything inside it. So when Iona Duncan crosses his path, he clocks her immediately. She looks human, but she is not. She is a half-Shifter wildcat living without a Collar, off the grid, invisible to the authorities who police Shifter-kind. Eric knows what that means: without acknowledging her true nature, the mating hunger building inside her could destroy her. Iona has spent her whole life concealing what she is. Her mother took a serious risk hiding her, and Iona has no intention of letting that sacrifice come to nothing. She keeps her distance. She keeps her head down. But Eric is hard to ignore. He is powerful, certain, and drawn to her in a way she cannot explain away. The hunger she has been suppressing is getting louder, and every moment near Eric makes it harder to hold back. What they are fighting is not just attraction. Iona going without a Collar puts both of them in danger. Claiming her would expose everything her family worked to hide. Not claiming her could cost Iona her life.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult, adult-fiction, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance
Vibes: dangerous, emotional, intense, intimate, passionate, suspenseful
Tropes: fated-mates, forced-proximity, hidden-identity, protective-love-interest
Setting: Shiftertown
336 pages · ebook · Penguin Group
Content warnings: sexual-content