She runs from one bear shifter’s claws… straight into another’s arms.
Emily Clarke thinks she’s building a future with Prince Charming. Instead, she’s walked into a cage.
Groomed to be the perfect assistant—and the perfect fiancée—to a powerful real estate mogul, Emily ignores the red flags until it’s almost too late. When she discovers that her charming but controlling fiancé Andrew is both a criminal and a bear shifter, she realizes just how deep the danger runs. Terrified and alone, she flees back to her hometown of Bearpaw Ridge.
Gifted woodworker Edward “Ward” Swanson is a shy bear shifter who regrets he never let his high school crush Emily know how he felt about her. Since then, he’s concentrated on building homes, furniture, and beautiful items with his hands. But the Emily arrives back in Bearpaw Ridge, his inner bear tells him do whatever it takes to protect her. It also wants her for their mate. There’s just one problem: she’s already another shifter’s claimed mate. And claiming her as his own could ignite a deadly blood feud between shifter clans.
As Emily begins to build a new life in Bearpaw Ridge, Ward must decide how far he’ll go to keep her safe. Because Andrew isn’t done with Emily—not by a long shot.
And this time, he’s bringing his claws.