With her patented page-singeing sensuality ("Booklist"), the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Mate Bond" returns to the primal and passionate world of her Shifters Unbound series as a woman is lured into the shadows of a dangerous manhunt... Wanted and on the run... For twenty years, Kendrick, a white tiger Shifter, has been the Guardian of un-Collared Shifters who spend their lives living in secret and in fear of being shunted into Shiftertowns. When Kendrick s group is discovered and forced to flee, Kendrick is more desperate than ever to protect them His only salvation was in a beautiful stranger. In a diner in the middle of nowhere, lonely waitress Addison Price has seen a lot of unusual drifters come and go, but none has ever captivated and intimidated her like the imposing fugitive who wields a broadsword with incredible skill. But when he risks all to protect her, Addison s fear turns to empathy and empathy to desire as she learns more about her savior. Soon she s more than willing to help the crushingly sensual white tiger and his cubs in a passionate bid for freedom. Whatever the cost."