Stalking Nayla — Yvette Hines

Nayla is being hunted. A group of men seek her brother and want to use her as a pawn, bait. Growing up, she learned fast that her brother took risks to provide for them. A social activist, Nayla has worked hard at keeping her life on the right side of wrong. The one night a year she give herself permission to step away from her staid existence to let loose and celebrate she ends up in the arms of a stranger. A man who claims to know her secrets.

She can't believe any of the words the sexy, feral man spouts. There is only one thing she wants from the man, aid in finding her brother. However, her body is telling her different.

Shimar knew it was a risk to leave the Pride Lands but he felt like he was losing his mind. With too many of his cousins having taken on life-mates and wedding marches echoing through the lodge and surrounding woods, Shimar had to go. When he comes upon the most alluring woman he has ever scented, he is glad he followed the leading of his cat. Tracking the beauty, he discovers she is in trouble. Even as he tells himself to stay away, not to get involved, however, deep in his core he knows she is just not any woman. They have a connection far greater than he could even imagine.

Keeping her safe and finding her brother are straightforward tasks. The real challenge is convincing her that she was designed to be his mate for life.

Note: From the USA Today Bestselling boxset 12 Alphas 12 Months