Cassie Anderson has been an orphan since the age of
four.
Left on her own, she grew up a hard-working, pragmatic
woman of the Montana Territory, her steady employment at
the Selby boarding house the only life she knows. When
strange, sensual dreams drive her from her bed at night,
her body heavy with desire and the scar on her palm
burning, Cassie isn't sure what to think. When the
handsome stranger tempting her each night with stolen
kisses and irresistible caresses suddenly appears in the
flesh, she believes she's truly lost her mind.
Maddox of Everis was born a Hunter. Second son to a
powerful ruling family, he volunteers for the dangerous
mission to a far away, primitive planet called Earth. His
mission? To track down an evil foe responsible for his
twin sister's death. He's come ready for the hunt,
prepared to kill, if necessary, but he is not prepared
for the mating mark on his hand to burn with sexual fire.
Shocked but desperate to find his mate, Maddox will do
whatever it takes to protect her from his enemy. He
expects to find a mate eager to welcome him into her bed
and her heart. But Cassie is an Earth woman, an orphan
who has no idea who or what she is... not a simple
cowgirl, but a descendant of ancient warriors who once
colonized Earth.
Cassie is a powerful shock to his
system, a woman he will
do anything to possess. But when he tells her the truth,
that he's an alien bounty hunter and she's his marked
mate, she refuses to believe him. That is, until the
dangerous madman he's traveled across the galaxy to hunt
finds her as well. Suddenly it's not just Maddox's
skillful kiss forcing Cassie to rethink everything she
thought she knew, but an evil alien bent on possessing
her for himself. She'll have to trust Maddox with both
her life and her heart if they're going to survive.