An empath with the ability to sense other's emotions, Drake Wheeler has survived by keeping his own feelings shut off from the world. But nothing has prepared him for the sudden smouldering need that overtakes him in the presence of pureblood shape shifter Melissa Montrose. Even more surprising - he can't sense anything around the sultry bookstore owner...except for his fierce urge to take her here, now, over and over again...Melissa has lived her life in a small town, hiding her family's mysterious birthright. A fling with the sexy tourist who wanders into her bookstore seems like a delicious, temporary diversions, until Drake touches her in exactly the way she craves, teasing and tempting every inch of her body into explosive ecstasy. Drake's obviously a man with secrets, but Melissa's got a few of her own, and she's going to show him just how wild and raw pure, primitive desire can be...