The Love of an Undiscovered Species — Kat Barrett

Pine Crest is at death's door and seeking comfort when Max Avery comes looking for her. She discovers that there is far more to him than she ever imagined. Max is a shifter and Pine's soul mate, but she is hesitant to become like him. As the days pass, she becomes weaker until life leaves her no choice. Five shifters bite her, infusing her with their life-saving saliva, but the initial change leaves her deathly ill. Alex Reed is Max's best friend, and circumstances propel him into their lives and their bed. Pine is caught between the love of the two men as the sickness passes and she grows stronger. She is drawn into their world as she embraces life as a shifter. As the three build their new life together, Pine has only one regret. She is forced to hide her life and her newfound youth from her daughter Megan.