Silver Peak is no place for a civilized shifter.

One minute, city girl Eileen Pennyroyal is running from a bear, completely forgetting she can turn into a wolf. The next minute, she's rescued by the handsomest, rudest shifter she's ever met. Does Marcus even know how to speak, or does he just grunt when someone tries to make conversation? Eileen knows when she's not wanted, and she thinks she's never going to see him again—until the local Alpha announces Marcus needs a mate immediately. And it's her.

After surviving a hellish ordeal during his youth, Marcus avoids human contact at all costs—until he sees Eileen. From the minute he lays eyes on her, she stirs up feelings he's never experienced before. He's fighting his need for her with everything he's got because his burning desire for the sweet, clumsy city shifter threatens to unravel the final fraying threads of his sanity.

Can a mating of convenience turn into something more? And can Eileen convince Marcus he's worth saving before dark forces from his past come back to claim him for good?