Purrs and Lace — D. McEntire

Angelina knows the meaning of a hard life. Searching for a place to belong, she finds more than she bargains for with Devin Clark, a well-known drug dealer, pimp and gang-banger. Angelina Monroe slips from existence, replaced by Angel -- cocaine addict. Jonah Stark has learned to stay clear of town. Instead, he survives atop a mountain on land owned by members of his community -- one where everyone has a secret. Jonah and his people are shapeshifters. Icy roads along the mountain side and a deadly tractor-trailer accident brings Angel's attempt to escape her life and the man who holds her in that life to an abrupt halt. Jonah finds her lying injured and unconscious in the snow and takes her in, but not everyone in the small community of snow leopard shifters puts out the welcome mat for the drug addicted, human female. Beginning the long road to recovery, Angel opens her eyes to life without drugs and Jonah vows to keep her from ever turning back. She stirs something within him, making it impossible to let her go. But, how far will he go when her past returns to claim her? Caution: Contains drug references, hot sauna sex and lots of purring.