Marked

A month of research pointed shapeshifter Cole to nurse Alicia Ortiz as the only hope for his people's survival.

Yet he hadn't needed any of that research the moment he saw her. Her kindness and power shone as strongly as her beauty, and Cole had to fight his desire for her.

In Albuquerque, he ached to step across the breezeway and into her life.

Under strict orders from the elders, Cole was supposed to guide her back to their hidden canyon, never surrender to the fierce hunger shaking his frame. Alicia intended to guard her quiet routine from the magnetic stranger next door, not trace the matching symbols carved into his heavy amulet.

His duty was to convince Alicia to embrace her heritage, not give in to his passion. But even though it may mean failing his mission, Cole could not resist the urge to claim her as his own....
Paranormal Romance: Guided by the snake and cougar symbols of an ancient amulet, Cole must reveal the secret world of the Kimosh nestled deep in the Jemez Mountains.Fated Mates: A single intimate bite to the left shoulder irrevocably marks a Kimosh pair for life, awakening Alicia's long-dormant healing touch.Forbidden Love: When tribal law dictates Alicia must become the mate of council leader Sloan, Cole risks banishment and death to protect the woman he loves.Forced Proximity: Cole and Alicia share a simmering dinner of chicken mole that shatters their ironclad defenses.Also by This Author: Shadow Lover.