A woman determined to save her tavern after the loss of her father and a sexy shifter outlaw who thinks he's undeserving of a woman's love makes for one smoking hot, action-packed paranormal romance story. Autumn North would never marry a man for money or mate a shifter she despises. Although, she doesn't have a lot of options and she's been backed into a corner one too many times. To save herself and protect her family, she just might have to give up what she can't bear to let go of. Garrett Justice will do anything to protect Autumn-even from the dangerous shifter who has already laid claim to her. But if he can't contain the mating urges of his inner beast when he's with her, how can he keep her safe indefinitely? Garrett and Autumn don't exactly meet on peachy terms, but once they discover just how much they need each other, nothing will tear them apart-not even an arranged mating for which she's become obligated to fulfill.