A 400-year old bear shifter claims his throne and now needs a mate to carry his royal blood and raise future Kings & Queens for the clan. He has lived a long lonely life and is waiting for summer. A beautiful woman, Alyssa, needs protection. She is running away from her past, which is hunting her down. They meet in the little town of Anderson, where the bear shifters live. Both fall in love, but her past catches up to her and her new lover is shot, leaving Alyssa devastated again? Can they find their way to love and life for an eternity?