Diane Broen lived to protect her younger sister, Rachel from harm. But after Rachel was mated, Diane occupied herself with less fulfilling tasks for the Bureau of Breed Affairs. And now she is paired with a new team member, Lawe Justice, a Breed male notorious for his attitude -- and whose touch reaches past her nightmares to reveal a hunger she never anticipated. Lawe isn't thrilled with her either. A Lion at heart, he prefers a lair of solitude. When it comes to females, he'd rather snarl than purr once the pleasure is done. And though fate may have paired them to fight on the same team, neither is willing to admit the obvious : the mating heat between them is positively incinerating.