She ran to disappear. He'd been waiting his whole life to find her.

Ava Lawson has one rule: never be found. After a brutal attack and years of being hunted by a relentless stalker, she's an expert at vanishing-new name, new town, never looking back. Emberwood Ridge, a sleepy mountain town surrounded by endless forest, is supposed to be just another stop on the run.

Until the night she steps outside a roadside bar and sees a man being torn apart in the trees.

Ava should walk away. Instead, she throws herself between a stranger and a monster with claws, teeth...and eyes that glow in the dark. She saves his life, blows her cover, and discovers the "stranger" is Lucas Hale-owner of the local lodge, leader of the town's most powerful family...

...and Alpha of a secret wolf shifter pack.

To Lucas, one breath of Ava's scent is all it takes-his wolf knows. She is his fated mate. The woman he's spent years searching for. The one he will love, protect and claim, no matter how hard she tries to push him away.

But danger has already caught her trail.

Her stalker has been waiting for her to slip... and Emberwood Ridge just became the hunting ground.

As Ava is dragged into a hidden world of wolves, packs and mate bonds she never believed could exist, she has to face two terrifying truths:

• the only place that has ever felt safe is in the arms of a predator, and
• loving Lucas might put an entire pack between her and a killer who'd rather see her dead than let her go.

This steamy wolf shifter romance features:

• A fiercely protective, possessive Alpha who will burn the world down for his mate
• A human heroine on the run who's done being a victim
• Fated mates, small-town pack drama, and pulse-pounding suspense
• No cheating, no bullying, and a guaranteed happily ever after

Perfect for readers who devour wolf shifters, fated mates, protective alphas and the strong women who set them on fire.