Jake Jeffries is a wolf shifter in search of the other half of his soul. Literally. He's travelling the country with his pack of friends in search of the one to call his, as part of a rite of passage.

He is also quite possibly the single most charming, intelligent and gorgeous person to ever walk into Harper's life recently. Which is exactly what she needs, because the day leading up to meeting him was one she would rather forget. Broken mirrors and crumpled fenders were the start, but her luck managed to cap it all off with a declined mortgage.

Of course, that all happened before the campground she owned burnt to the ground. Five years of her life, down the drain because some idiot forgot to pour water on a campfire. When she flees her burning dreams, desperate for a drink to numb the pain, she runs right into Jake.

Things couldn't possibly be this easy for him, could they? Did his mate really just walk in, throwing open the door to the bar, and his heart?

But despite their bond, Jake hasn't told Harper everything, and when she finds out, it could burn everything he's worked to build between them.

This is a 25,000 word STANDALONE Romance Novella. It has NO CLIFFHANGER.

Author's Note: This was originally published as 'The Alpha's Fire'. The story has not changed.