Hunter Raines thinks it might just be time to pick up stakes and head out. With his friends happily mated, the cougar inside is getting restless. That is, until a mysterious woman wanders into the bar one night, with more secrets than answers and a body that makes his animal sit up and take notice. Kelly Anderson is tired of running. And her move out to the nowhere town of Silver Lake is her last, desperate attempt at peace. But when a man with piercing blue eyes and golden hair butts into her life, offering to repair her old cabin that he insists is a deathtrap for next-to-nothing, Kelly realizes that maybe a little good can come from even her crappy situation. Hunter is as unrelenting as his namesake, both inside the bedroom and out. But Kelly doesn't know how long she can keep her secret from the man that she knows she's falling for. And even if he knew, what could a single man do against the creature that's following her? But there's more to Hunter than meets the eye, and the possessive cougar will stop at nothing to protect his mate.