Zuri is an almost forty-year-old divorcee, and, to hear her mom telling it, is wasting away while impersonating a hermit. Her mom wants grandbabies and is determined to make that happen, regardless of what Zuri says. So, as moms do, she interferes, err helps, and snags an invitation for Zuri to the shifter ball, where, if her mom has her way, Zuri will meet a man, fall in love, and become pregnant before the night is over. No pressure, right?
Savage doesn't like parties, fancy food, or most people, honestly, but, when one of the few he does, his friend the sheriff, asks for a favor to provide security to a fancy shindig, Sav agrees, with a grumble.
These decisions will be the catalyst to changes neither could've ever expected. Sav, a bear shifter, knows immediately that Zuri is his mate. His bear knows it too, but, as Sav is unable to control him after that discovery, he takes his honey and makes a break for it.
Zuri cannot believe the sexy, err crazy, man kidnapped her. She is never letting her mom be in charge ever again. And he's claiming she's his mate? They have nothing in common. How can she be the perfect woman for him? Well, they are more than compatible in one way, and hey, maybe their differences are a good thing. But, as the two begin falling in love, not everyone is happy about their growing bond, and the person responsible for the recent female disappearances may be closer than they think.
Will Zuri risk her heart again? Can Sav prove to Zuri that he's all in? Can they overcome those trying to keep them apart? Whose behind the disappearances and why? Will Sav and Zuri get their HEA?