Forget what you think you know about the world. Things do go bump in the night and monsters are sometimes real. Doyle Mackenzie is one of those things. Grizzly shifter and leader of all the shifters in the town of Darkwood Springs, Doyle's life is constantly filled with the boring duty of protecting the existence of shifters from humans. His life is forever changed when he comes across a half frozen woman in an isolated cave. Instantly he and his bear recognize the frozen beauty as his mate. She's the only one that can complete him and his bear. However she seems to run from him at every chance she gets and isn't the most trusting of creatures. His new found mate has forever changed his life and regardless of the secrets she hides, he refuses to give her the opportunity to escape him. Struggling to discover who she is, Aria finds herself on the run from the people that stole her memories and held her captive for years. Hoping to evade her searching captors, she seeks shelter in a barren cave. Things get more complicated when she wakes up in a warm cabin next to a handsome stranger, who claims that she belongs with him. She can't afford to trust him nor can she trust the feelings that he stirs deep within her. With her captors hot on her trail and nowhere else to run, she must turn to Doyle or risk being back in the mindless labs once more. When her past catches up with her, they both find themselves in a race to stay ahead of their pursuers and end the threat to Aria if they are going to have a chance for a future