Welcome to Pride, Texas, the home of cowboys, roughnecks, southern charm...and shifters. After being charged with Lynn Edwards' protection, along with that of the future Prima, Jag found himself in a difficult situation. His inner jaguar recognizes Lynn as their mate, but he isn't entirely sure how to approach her. A rogue shifter provides him yet another chance to protect her, but a few overheard words leaves her hurt and unwilling to so much as look at him. How can he possibly mend things if she won't even allow him near her? Lynn is still adjusting to a life amongst shifters and considers herself to be handling things well, especially since she's fallen for one. Now, she's landed on the radar of another set of rogues, hell-bent on "cleansing" the shifter nation of any who would sully their lines by mating with humans. The question is can she forgive Jag and allow him to guard her as he longs to do? Or will the rogues finally succeed in destroying them both?