The loss of a job, her husband, her home, and her quiet life has Talia dreaming of a life she's only read about in paranormal romance novels. An inherent need to find his mate and settle down has werecoyote Bane hoping that the human who's just entered his life is the one for him.Peace is all, Casen, the king of the werewolves wants, but with half his pack yearning to be the warring pack they once were, he's sure it won't come in his lifetime. Max is determined that the war between his people and the coyotes continues even if it means kidnapping and torturing a group of coyotes and the human with them to make it happen.The Fates, on the other hand, have their own agenda for these four, and their desires are all that matter.