If you give a squirrel a sword…. Clementine Winters knows her ex is out to get her. She also knows how to make man-meat with her big ol’sword. The problem is her ex is an underhanded, sneaky son of a beech tree, so she has no choice but to call in reinforcements. What she needs is someone to cover her back. What she gets is a wolf shifter who’s rough, gruff and everything that drives her inner squirrel wild. All she needs to do now is save her own hide, get rid of the idiot ex, and convince the big bad wolf that he belongs to her. Bryce McCabe can’t and won’t claim his mate. Equally exhilarated and terrified by the opportunity to protect the beauty he’s secretly adored from afar, Bryce steels himself to keep the truth hidden. He’ll do his job and walk away, his heart studded with the painful memories of the little time he’ll have with her. Little does he know protecting her is going to be the easy part. Resisting her is a whole other bowl of nuts. …she’s going to get herself one hell of a wolf!