Vicky comes to Goldclaw to investigate the murder of her husband, closeted gay novelist Ed Burnie. But as soon as she sees sexy tiger shape-shifter Cody Goldclaw she has to fight all her instincts to take him. Cody wants the pretty nurse with all the ferocity of his tiger nature. His breed partner, Giovanni, wants her too, but he doesn't trust her. Was she involved in Ed's murder? Unable to resist the magnetic attraction between them, Giovanni makes love to her and discovers she's a virgin. Vicky runs home to Kansas City, but Cody comes after her. Not in time to stop the attackers who break into her apartment and try to kill her. Convinced now, Giovanni and Cody take her for their breed partner, but now they have to protect her from the people intent on taking her life. What is the information her attackers will kill to get hold of? If they don't find out, Vicky could die.