When an attempt to steal a priceless relic from his werecat brethren goes wrong, Seth Burgess must submit himself to the fearsome cat lord, Crnswar, whose muscular body and regal bearing enthrall him and make him want to be a better man. Yet, in the erotic heat that sizzles between himself and Crnswar, the thief of gold and diamonds becomes a different kind of thief and Seth goes for a prize to which fast cars, wealth and luxury pale in comparison: the heart of Crnswar, the Basti Lord. Seth Burgess is a werecat and a thief, always up for a challenge. Like many of his Felia brethren he ignores the rich heritage of his kind and embraces the fast, progressive world of humans. When approached with the task of stealing a priceless treasure from his own kind, he thinks nothing of the repercussions. Stealing into a cavern with notions of wealth and excitement on his mind, the last thing Seth expects to encounter is Crnswar, the Lord of the Basti, a race of feral werecats who embrace the old ways. Captured and nearly killed, Seth's punishment is to leave the fast-paced world behind and to serve his rural brethren and their lord. However, during his servitude, he has dreams unlike any other-vivid, erotic encounters with the Basti Lord that leave his heart breathless and his body sated with an ecstasy he's never known. Bound to the regal werecat Crnswar by a connection that ravages his very soul, Seth realizes that there's more to his destiny than just wealth, prestige and power and he sets his sight on stealing what he's never supposed to have: the heart of the Basti lord. However, when Seth's past comes back in the form of a power-maddened werecat, Seth will be used to trap and kill Crnswar. Seth must fight not only to win over the man he loves, but for their very lives