She thought turning eighteen meant freedom. Instead, it meant running for her life. 

Raven Airsdale was supposed to escape her abusive uncle and the shadow of his criminal empire on her eighteenth birthday. But after being shot and nearly killed in a car crash, she wakes up in a mysterious town with strangers who aren’t what they seem. 

Among them is Hayden Lakewood, a bear shifter with the weight of his entire sleuth on his shoulders. HIs bear has waited years for the perfect mate—and insists it’s Raven. But she’s human, and shifters don’t mate with humans… until now. 

Caught between her dangerous past and an unfamiliar future, Raven must navigate secrets, survival, and a bond she doesn’t fully understand. As the lines between two worlds blur, can she trust Hayden and his sleuth to protect her, or will the dangers she fled finally catch up?