There was a beautiful girl in his bed. A dead body outside. And a shifter war in his backyard. Case Kings aren’t supposed to run, but what choice did Case Maddox, king of the jaguar Tribe, have when he lived in the same town as his fated mate ex? Arriving in Grayslake angry, vengeful and broken, Case needed an escape. Shifters in the south are encroaching on his territory. His shifter warriors have lost hope. The last thing this king was looking for was redemption … or love. Cadence Living in a town of shifters hasn't been easy, but Cadence Hathaway was born and raised in Grayslake and there was nowhere else she wanted to call home. Resigned to end up as the town spinster, she threw herself into work, until a broody stranger showed up at the old Maddox estate. One look at the town’s newest resident and Cadence knows she's in trouble. Broody, dark and mysterious she is ready to find out about the King's tastes, both on and off his plate.