Masquerading as a young male, and keeping to herself, is how Alera Darktear has been able to survive in the Outer Plains -- the wasteland between North Pole City and the Drow stronghold. But when Blitzen Hightower literally falls out of the sky, everything changes.
This dangerously sexy shifter makes her want more than the barren cold and loneliness she's grown accustomed to. He teaches her about desire, need, and what it means to be owned by a male, but their time together is finite. Isn't it?
The female who saves him isn't what Blitz expects to find in the frozen Outer Plains. Alera defies all stereotypes he and his fellow Tactical Force members believe about their enemies. Her kindness and generosity -- with her home and her body -- weaken his resolve to keep their interaction strictly about sex. Not even warnings from his brooding brother can tame the feelings he develops him. Danger stalks them at every turn and it'll take an act of betrayal before Blitz realizes he'll risk everything for this amber-eyed beauty.