Cirrus@Austlit

'Zac Jones is broken. He'll never find the love his brothers have. Until one freezing night she shows up, desperate...

'Jenni Santos is the first to admit her life has been easy - the golden child of the grandmother who raised her, top of her college class, great internship - life is full of promise. Until she overhears her grandmother selling her off to a total stranger as breeding stock.

'Cheetah shifter Zac Jones is broken. With his irreparably damaged shoulder, he'll never be strong enough to protect a mate. He's resigned to having a lonely life living and working at Circus Mirage. Then Jenni buys a ticket and makes him wish for something more.

When Zac discovers stowaway Jenni, half-frozen, hiding onboard one of the circus barges, he promises to help her, even if it means betraying his family.

'She is his mate, he's sure of it.

'But when the barges' engines are tampered with, trapping them in an isolated part of Black River, all evidence points to Jenni. Zac will have to break his promise, even if it means shattering his heart.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.