He's dangerous... I just know it. One look is all I need to tell me this guy is bad news. But I can't resist the touch of his lips to mine, his fingers on my skin. Some primal urges won't be denied... Belmont City isn't a normal place. Creatures howl in the darkness, and they say the water is cursed. To out-of-towner Mara Finn, the rumors are superstitious nonsense. She's a normal girl with her future planned out - until tattooed hunk Riker shows up to throw her off balance. He's a bad boy; she knows just by looking at him. That doesn't stop her from wanting him. And while Riker intends to keep her at arm's length, the panther inside him purrs at her touch. Mara knows there's something different about this bad boy, but she can't put her finger on it. He's sexy, hunky, mysterious... feral, even. Their animal attraction will bring them together, but outside forces seek to rip them apart. Can love between a human and a shifter conquer all?