When impulsive wolf shifter and hockey star Thierry tracks prophetic dreams across a continent to a remote Alaska town, he crashes into reclusive writer Dmitri’s carefully ordered life and refuses to back down until Dmitri claims him as his mate.

But as Dmitri struggles with writer’s block and a past full of shallow encounters — not to mention a self-image severely tested by his hot young house guest — both wolves must decide whether to surrender to their instinctual bond or let fear send them running.

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Tropes

fated mates, obsessive love/possessive hero, age gap (39/27), grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, only one bed, strangers to lovers, instalove/instalust, alpha/submissive dynamics, he falls first (Thierry), caretaking, hurt/comfort, jealousy/past lovers drama, found family, small town romance, cabin in the woods/wilderness isolation, fish out of water, second chance, vulnerability kink/body worship

Content Notes

sports violence (hockey), unreliable parents

Tags

m/m romance, gay romance, paranormal romance, wolf shifters, fated mates, Alaska setting, hockey romance, age gap, writer hero, athlete hero, small town, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, found family, cabin in the woods, French-Canadian hero, prophetic dreams, hurt/comfort, dual POV, steam level: high heat, HEA (happily ever after), second book in series