by Lora Leigh
Part of Breeds, book 6
First published 2006
Megan Fields works as a deputy sheriff in remote New Mexico, seeking refuge from her curse of feeling everyone's emotions. The desert silence offers her peace until Breeds start turning up dead in her territory. These genetically engineered beings face a systematic killer, and Megan realizes her hidden past makes her the next target. Feline Breed Braden Arness arrives to investigate the murders. His intense presence overwhelms Megan's senses in ways she has never experienced. With Braden, she can drop her emotional barriers and give in to desires that consume her body. Together they pursue the murderers stalking the Breed community. But their investigation puts them directly in danger as the hunters become the hunted. Megan must confront the secrets she buried while navigating her attraction to Braden and her responsibility to protect both human and Breed lives.
Genres: romance, mystery, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New Mexico
295 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: violence