A woman lies face down in the kitchen of a Bucks County home belonging to her friend and coworker Maureen Doherty. A knife is embedded in her back. She is discovered by Maureen's niece, Shannon Mulcahy. Shannon is frantic believing the victim is her adored aunt until she sees the woman is a stranger. But who is she? Why is she in her aunt's home? Who killed her and why? Maureen had found the woman's body earlier and fears that she knows the killer. Though once lovers, her court testimony helped to convict him of an earlier crime and send him to prison for life. But has he escaped? If so, has he come back to even the score.? Fearing for her life she disappears. Shannon is drawn into the drama of the woman's death and her aunt's disappearance. The police believe Maureen is guilty but Shannon thinks not. She has a retiring personality besides which she is plagued by grand mal panic attacks. Nevertheless, she decides to find her aunt. But how do you find someone who doesn't want to be found? She is overwhelmed as circumstances spin crazily around her. In over her head, she asks her friend Kelly, who has assisted police in the past, to help her. They learn a bed and breakfast in upper Bucks County may serve as Maureen's hiding place. Although driving the River Road is challenging, Shannon goes in hunt for the B&B unaware she is being watched. Shannon's deepest fears are realized when she is harassed, threatened, hounded - and eventually placed in harm's way-all because the culprit believes she knows her aunt's whereabouts. Storm clouds dot the horizon. On the road, she is overtaken and kidnapped. Bound in the back seat of a car, she knows her life and death are up for grabs. She has grown from her encounters. But is it enough to diffuse this turn of events that threaten to escalate out of control?

When the Great Pack gathers for the Hunt to chase down the ever elusive White Stag of Lycanthus to crown a new Alpha, Lupe finds herself the favored candidate of the previous Alphas. Clear-headed and strong, she has exactly what it takes to hold the Great Pack together. Standing in her way is Connor Bellinger, a handsome wild wolf who's had her heart since the first day she met him but who has always seen her as a friend, nothing more. Lupe knows that Connor is a danger to the Great Pack. His hot temper is already threatening to tear apart the delicate balance of power that had taken decades to build. But as the hour of the Hunt draws near, she can't help notice something else in Connor's eyes each time he's caught looking at her. It's more than just the arrogant yet playful smirk he's always shown her. It's almost as if he knows something, some deep secret that Lupe should know but doesn't yet realize. As the flames of passion lick away at her insides, Lupe finds herself inexorably drawn towards the dangerously handsome wolf and whatever secret he's hiding behind his charming smile. Will Lupe do what is necessary for the pack or will she give in and be consumed by the lusty fires of her own desires?

A woman lies face down in the kitchen of a Bucks County home belonging to her friend and coworker Maureen Doherty. A knife is embedded in her back. She is discovered by Maureen's niece, Shannon Mulcahy. Shannon is frantic believing the victim is her adored aunt until she sees the woman is a stranger. But who is she? Why is she in her aunt's home? Who killed her and why? Maureen had found the woman's body earlier and fears that she knows the killer. Though once lovers, her court testimony helped to convict him of an earlier crime and send him to prison for life. But has he escaped? If so, has he come back to even the score.? Fearing for her life she disappears. Shannon is drawn into the drama of the woman's death and her aunt's disappearance. The police believe Maureen is guilty but Shannon thinks not. She has a retiring personality besides which she is plagued by grand mal panic attacks. Nevertheless, she decides to find her aunt. But how do you find someone who doesn't want to be found? She is overwhelmed as circumstances spin crazily around her. In over her head, she asks her friend Kelly, who has assisted police in the past, to help her. They learn a bed and breakfast in upper Bucks County may serve as Maureen's hiding place. Although driving the River Road is challenging, Shannon goes in hunt for the B&B unaware she is being watched. Shannon's deepest fears are realized when she is harassed, threatened, hounded - and eventually placed in harm's way-all because the culprit believes she knows her aunt's whereabouts. Storm clouds dot the horizon. On the road, she is overtaken and kidnapped. Bound in the back seat of a car, she knows her life and death are up for grabs. She has grown from her encounters. But is it enough to diffuse this turn of events that threaten to escalate out of control?

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