Coming to Fate Island was supposed to be a new start. But wolf shifter Damian Winter doesn't believe he has the right to begin again. He may look like a young man, but he is over a hundred years old. Cursed to roam the frozen tundra as a wolf for 27 days of the month, he's barely aged. Despite the potion that now allows him to remain human, Damian believes his time has passed. Supermodel Venus Jacobson needed a break from the glitz and glamor of her profession, so she booked a fashion shoot in Alaska against her mother's wishes. Venus has been all over the world, but the little town of Selkie instantly charms her. She's spent her entire life trying to fulfill to her mother's ambitions. But Venus is tired of always preforming. She's ready for a life of her own. When a shifter at the photoshoot tells Venus about how she met her mate, Venus decides to sign up for the shifter dating app too. The last thing she expected was to be instantly matched with the gorgeous Dark Wolf who happens to be right there in Selkie. When Damian meets Venus, he knows his life has been forever changed. His darkness shrinks in the brightness of her light. But there is still trouble in paradise. Venus' mother will never approve of her mating with a backwoods shifter and living on a rural island in Alaska. Can Venus overcome a lifetime of her mother's control? Or will mommy dearest destroy the glimmer of hope that shines for both of them?