Aubrey Whitaker inherits her uncle's beloved bed-and-breakfast, Maycaven Landing, with a deadline, a decision, and enemies already at the door. Enter Garrison Highfield-the sexy, gruff neighbor and rancher her uncle trusted to keep the lights on. He's all quiet hands and steadiness-the kind of protector who fixes boilers at dawn and watches the tree line at night.

What Aubrey doesn't know: Garrison is a bear shifter with a past he'd rather bury, and somewhere beyond the tree line, whispers of a strange serum ripple through the shifter world. As chemistry sparks into something impossible to ignore, a ruthless developer circles and danger prowls the woods.

To keep Maycaven-and each other-Aubrey and Garrison must choose daylight over fear, partnership over pride, and a love that feels less like chance and more like fate.