Going to Georgia in order to watch over a handful of women is not Harding's idea of a good time. With the death of Alistair McCain--ex-leader of Freedom--there's a lot of clean up going on. That includes helping Freedom's released captives recover in a safe environment. Hence, Harding having to make the trip down south. Really...how hard could it be to keep five women safe? Harder than he thinks.Because there are two women who hardly speak, another who hardly has an inch of control, and then another who feels the last woman rounding out the group should die. It's that last woman--curvaceous, lush, and gorgeous--that intrigues him the most. Tess is beautiful, alluring, and...his.Tess knows pain, hatred, and hopelessness. What she doesn't know is hope or love. Harding Grange is tempting her to discover both...with him. The massive lion shifter entices her with his strength, torments her with his body, and lures her with his tortured memories. They have a painful past in common, but while he's ready to jump into mating, she's trying to figure out the easiest way for him to kill her if she goes crazy after she's Changed. Because she is, after all, Alistair McCain's daughter.