Clarice has given up on love...
Unfortunately, she still has a romance novel to write.


After dumping her cheating boyfriend, Clarice's career as a romance novelist is hanging in the balance. Her deadline is looming, and inspiration is thin. A retreat to the secluded Isle of Skye is supposed to be the answer to her woes, and indeed it is.


So is rugged Scot, Derek, whose holiday cottage she has rented. She admires him from afar and allows him to become her muse. But there is something off about him. He hides a secret she could have never guessed at.


Derek's bear recognizes his mate...
Even if their romance is forbidden.


Derek McMillan is used to keeping to himself. That's what bear shifters do: they live on the fringes of human society, without ever revealing themselves. Clarice's arrival brings with it serious challenges. He can't stop thinking about her. Every fiber in his body tells him she is meant to be his. But she's human, so their love is doomed from the start.


Can he control his urges, and keep his secrets, until she leaves for home?