A wounded heart...

It took Jules too long to escape her abusive marriage. Now that she's free, she has no intention of ever risking her heart again. Once a dreamer, she's resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone, fading into the background of other people's happiness. That is, until she meets Max.

A healing love...

Max knew he'd have to journey beyond his pack's borders to find his mate. He hadn't expected her to be a quiet, skinlocked woman with shadows in her eyes and a wall around her heart. Dismantling that wall will take time and care, but he knows it will be worth it to claim Jules as his mate.

An unforgivable betrayal...

But courtship is neither simple nor straightforward between skinlocked humans and wolf-kin. When an ancient enemy forces Max to choose between his own people and the woman he loves, the consequences will be irrevocable, and only a love that defies all odds can keep them together.