As a mountain lion shifter in the Bare Mountain Pride, Nolan Peters has protected and served his family with unwavering loyalty for years, but the moment he scents the vulnerable human lost in a Christmas Eve blizzard, he knows she's what he's been missing. His mate. Driven out into the storm in search of her missing father, Gwen McGuire is shocked to find herself in dangerous territory and blurring boundaries with a strange man who makes her feel unfamiliar and thrilling things. Gwen can't explain his hold over her and is even more confused when Nolan insists she come home with him. His ability to sway her body's reaction in his favor leaves her breathless and wanting so much more, but nothing could prepare her for the fact that when a member of the Bare Mountain Pride mates...it's for life.