Being a Circus Bear wasn't all it was cracked up to be—especially when you were a shifter, trapped in your animal form by cruel masters. Paxton Graves was every inch a bear—literally. For twelve years, he'd been trapped in this illegal menagerie, a veritable zoo for the rich humans, poked and prodded until he roared and flailed for their amusement. He'd left behind the girl he'd come to care about like his own daughter. When a man claiming to know his Emmie breaks into the menagerie and helps him escape, finding out Emmie is alive and thriving renews his will to live. However, being a literal animal for so many years has its drawbacks. The crew at Caddy's sends him along to an old friend, Frankie, who works with them to protect paranormals. Recovery, they called it. But Frankie'd always had a soft spot for the big bear, and though Pax would never admit it, the feeling was mutual. Could Pax find enough of his human side left to love the man he'd left behind?