A single mother. A stubborn bear shifter. A deranged zealot ready to kill to separate them. A startling discovery... Since the birth of her child, Eliza Anderson only had two goals: to work hard and care for her infant daughter. A shocking discovery about the paternal half of her baby's heritage leaves her scrambling to find the specialized care her daughter needs. After being turned away from one human-only establishment after another, she sets out to find assistance deep in the heart of shifter territory, where she discovers much more than she bargained for in bear shifter, Carter Slade. Hope for the future... Carter Slade wasn't looking for love when Eliza Anderson walked into his life and turned it upside down. Excited by the discovery of his voluptuous mate, he throws his all into courting her with every intention of claiming her and her beautiful baby girl as his own. He'll do whatever it takes to prove he's the right man for her. A future in jeopardy... Just as their relationship takes off, an unexpected adversary steps in and threatens everything Eliza holds dear. Although Carter would gladly lay down his life for the woman he loves, he may not see the danger coming until it's too late.