When grumpy otter shifter Mike gets a flat tire, he doesn’t expect the cute, sunshiny stranger who stops to help to be his partner on a perilous retrieval mission in the mountains of northern Wales — or the one man who could make him reconsider a solitary retirement.

As Shane struggles to prove his worth while processing strange dreams that might be memories of a life he can’t recall, these two wounded otter shifters must learn to trust each other before the dangers of their mission — and the secrets of Shane’s past — destroy the future they’re just beginning to imagine.

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Tropes

grumpy/sunshine, age gap romance, forced proximity, bodyguard romance, found family, amnesia, meet cute, secret identity, quest/treasure hunt, hurt/comfort, mystery past, slow burn, opposites attract, protective hero, competence kink

Content Notes

depictions/descriptions of brain injury & healing; amnesia; ableism; alcohol consumption; bondage kink; kidnapping; human remains (burial site); physical violence & injury; limb loss; in-hospital treatment; grief

Tags

shifter romance, otter shifters, m/m romance, gay romance, paranormal romance, Wales setting, Minnesota setting, contemporary paranormal, memory loss, rescue swimmer, military background, brother reunion, dragon shifter antagonist, sword quest, cave exploration, mountain adventure, steam level: explicit, near death experience, hero rescue, found identity, retirement dreams, limb loss, shifter refuge, Arthurian legend