Sometimes fate stitches two hearts together—whether they’re ready or not.

ER nurse Doone McFarlen has always kept her life orderly and her emotions locked away. Until the night she’s dragged—literally—back into work to sew up a wounded soldier who turns out to be anything but ordinary. Major Cullen Dixon’s injuries put her face-to-face with his brother, Dr. Falkner Dixon, a newly minted physician with secrets of his own…and eyes that make her forget every rule she’s ever followed.

When a mysterious fire destroys Doone’s apartment, Falkner offers her a safe place to stay—but “safe” isn’t what she feels when sparks fly between them. Falkner knows the truth: she’s his fated mate, destined to share his life and his shifter world. Convincing a fiercely independent human nurse that magic—and love—are real might be the toughest challenge this gorilla shifter has ever faced.

Caught between desire and a family of protective shifters, Doone must decide if she can trust her heart—and a man who’s part beast—to heal her soul.

Love, loyalty, and destiny collide in this paranormal romance from bestselling author Kathi S. Barton.