Most lovers kiss. This one pounces. As bad days go, this one qualifies as one for the books. Elaine knew being late for her jiu jitsu class could earn her a reprimand from her sensei. But the sensei's not there. And suddenly, neither is her car. Even walking home becomes problematic when she stumbles onto things that most definitely do go bump in the night. One of whom is too handsome for his own good-and too sexy for hers. An Alpha Pantera Noir-black panther shifter-Cade operates on his immense skill, superior strength, and dominant personality. There's something about this small spitfire of a human woman that threatens to bring him to his knees. She blundered into the middle of his mission to transport his queen to safety, and now it's his responsibility to keep Elaine safe as well. Except no matter what he does, danger finds her at every turn. Thrust into a world where the supernatural is commonplace, Elaine finds her considerable martial arts skill tested to the limit-and her ability to resist Cade crumbling by the second. But when nothing is as it seems, the last things she can trust are her own instincts... This is the first book in the String of Fate series, which contains: 1. Cat's Cradle 2. King's Throne 3. Jacob's Ladder 4. Her Warriors String of Fate is also related to and a part of the larger Tales of the Were series. For more great big cat shifter stories set in this world, check out the Redstone Clan series next, which contains: - The Purrfect Stranger (novella) 1. Grif 2. Red 3. Magnus 4. Bobcat 5. Matt