Mellissa is enjoying the start of her vacation. Peace, quiet, wine and books. She has everything she needs to enjoy the tranquil lakeside location, but her serenity is shattered by the arrival of a large feral male who is anything but human. A male who shoves into her cabin, then promptly falls unconscious at her feet. Dax, a bear shifter, is injured and on the run from the cats who had imprisoned him. He finds refuge with a curvy luscious female who makes his instincts roar, and his fangs ache to claim her as his own. He’s a male, relentless in getting what he wants, and he wants her for his mate. What he hadn’t planned on was a stubborn female who had no intention of giving in just because he commanded. Mellissa’s insecurities and low self-esteem had no chance against the dominating male who set her body on fire with a simple touch, but when it comes to her heart, she’s not so certain about the risk. Now not only does Dax have to win his mate, and convince her she’s his, but when the clawed danger of the cat shifters come for him, he will do anything to keep her safe. But can a man known for taking what he wants, find a way to convince his female that he is worth the gamble of her heart.