Shane is Second to one of the strongest Alphas on the West Coast. After a decade of in fighting and challenges they finally have a good leader, but he still has issues controlling his wolf. Peace and prosperity doesn't calm the storm inside like the human woman Bonnie does. Bonnie's best friend Amelia is now mated to an Alpha and a wolf shifter. It all seems so surreal and unbelievable Bonnie can't come to terms with any of it. She feels alone in the world until Shane shows her that the paranormal isn't just a bed time story. Now she has to decide if the hottest. most caring man she ever met is worth the paranormal world she never wanted to be a part of. *This is a steamy MF shifter romance. All paranormal books by Emma Dean exist in the same world - the Council of Paranormals.