Ellie Cartwright is at a crossroads. Fleeing the cold life her parents had laid out for her, she goes to stay at her friend’s ranch in Wyoming. It’s everything she hoped it would be—beautiful landscapes, endless peace and quiet, and cowboys. Gorgeous cowboys. One in particular, Jake Montgomery, catches her eye. Jake is a grizzly shifter, loving his quiet life on his family’s ranch. That is, until Ellie burst onto the scene and into his heart. He knows she’s his mate. Now all that’s left to do is convince her to stay... and hope she can accept his grizzly. But someone in Wyoming wants Ellie gone. With someone threatening her life, will Ellie run, leaving her heart behind her? Or will she and Jake facedown whoever is out to get her, and prove that love can conquer all?

Jared Montgomery is just going through the motions every day. There’s no color in his world, no joy; he’s spiraling faster and faster every day, fighting harder and harder against his inner grizzly to keep his human skin. Then he meets Adara Carmichael, a feisty human who’s been hired as the cook on his family’s ranch. She’s slowly pulling him out of the darkness and into the light. There’s just one problem: she’s a human. He swore to never love a human again, no matter what his bear is telling him. Adara is a woman with secrets; secrets that could hurt the Montgomerys. She came to their ranch to be their silent protector, but she’s falling for Jared. Hard. But she’s scared that if she spills her secrets, he’ll hate her forever. There’s no choice she can make that has a happy ending. With danger approaching, Adara is forced to make a decision. Should she tell Jared what she really is and why she’s there, risking everything; or keep her secrets, making protecting the Montgomerys that much harder. Will Adara be able to protect the family she’s come to love? Will Jared ever be able to forgive her for the secrets she’s kept?

Kendall Montgomery is content with her life on her family’s ranch. She’s happiest alone and she wants it to stay that way. Then Sam Adams walks into her life, throwing her and her inner grizzly into turmoil. She’s sworn that there will never be men or a mate in her life, but here Sam is, making her question every rule and vow she’s laid down. She’s holding strong, though. No matter how much she wants Sam, she won’t give in. Sam, and his inner fox, knew the moment he laid eyes on Kendall that she was his. And he’s going to do everything in his power to make her see that they’re mates. Everything he’s gone through in his life has led him to this point; shaped him for the moment that he’d fight for his mate, for Kendall. He’ll never give up. Thrown together in a crisis, Kendall and Sam are forced into tight quarters. It gives Sam the chance to show Kendall how good they can be, and Kendall can’t stop her resolve from wavering. Will Kendall ever give in to her heart’s desire? Or will Sam be fighting for her forever?