Embracing Need — Silvia Violet

Horse shifter, Tristan Hayes, doesn't believe in relationships. He believes in hot, sweaty one-night stands that leave him aching for days. Private investigator, Wesley James, is looking for someone to settle down with, but it's never occurred to him that someone could be a man. Tristan loves a good game, so he flirts with Wes, never thinking anything serious will come of his attraction. Wes fends him off, but after three months of cat and mouse, both men are worn out from fighting what they feel. When a young woman from Tristan's herd goes missing, he asks for Wes's help. Tristan keeps up his flirtatious façade until Wes calls his bluff, taking him out for dinner and dancing. As they search for the missing shifter, Tristan struggles to believe Wes could care for the man Tristan hides beneath his abrasive exterior.