The wolves of Angels Rest destroyed the cruel Kingdom Guard’s secret outpost, but not all the victims were saved. Yet… Tortured and drugged by a clandestine human organization seeking to turn shifters into supersoldier slaves, bear shifter Cianán was rescued by the Mesa Diablo pack. But he was left twisted and broken, some part of him left behind in that too-small cage. Now a quiet forest, alone with his honeybees, is the most he hopes for. Undeterred by the harsh realities of her upbringing, Trudy’s artistic soul demands she capture all the wonders of the world in her camera lens. When a grumpy, reclusive mountain man saves her from an early-spring snowstorm, she realizes there’s more to his humped and hairy shyness than meets the eye. He doesn’t believe she can see past his ugliness, but she won’t let him hide from a love that burns true in the heart of the beholder. _______________________ BEAST is a standalone bear shifter paranormal romance with a Happily Ever After for the heroine and her hero. Some of the characters first appear in the earlier books of the Wolves of Angels Rest series, and some might appear in future books! So watch out for sexy shifters in need of a true mate.