Noelle Rahn-Johnson Knihy

Parker, a black leopard shifter living in a remote part of Oregon, saves the life of a woman and her child after they are in a car accident on an isolated road near his property. Discovering Addison is on the run from an abusive relationship, one very pissed off leopard is determined to do everything he can to keep her and her baby, London, safe. His animal insists Addison is his true mate, but Parker has lost one mate and doesn't believe there will be another for him in this lifetime. He doesn't believe he deserves one. Will Parker learn to love again? Is he truly destined to have another mate or will his developing feelings for the woman leave him heartbroken and alone once again?

Madison’s been in love with Corbin since the eleventh grade. She wants to give up her v-card to Corbin before they both leave for different colleges. Corbin agrees to Maddy’s offer, making promises to try. The very next day Corbin is distant, things between them have changed, and he leaves days later for college. As she begins her own college life, Maddy is desperate to keep in touch with Corbin but his return calls and text messages become fewer and then non-existent. She knew from the beginning he only loved her on a friendship level but he said he would try and she believed him, only to see the lies! A distracted Maddy bumps into Noah, literally, scattering her book over the floor and knocking her back to reality. The two become fast friends and Noah tells her he loves her. Maddy knows she could easily fall in love with this man's true nature but she’s scared to give her heart away again. Once she thinks she's finally ready to jump all in with Noah, her past comes back to haunt her. Can she get over the lies that nearly destroyed her young heart? Will she go into a potential future with Noah? Maddy is left with a life-changing decision to make, one that could destroy her again no matter which man she chooses…