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In an intriguing new world, genetically altered Breeds and the humans who created them co-mingle - and sometimes cross the boundaries of desire. Now, an empathetic sheriff's deputy and an arrogant Feline Breed hunt elusive killers while falling prey to their insatiable hunger for one another.

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  • Braden Arness: Hot hunk of man!! Lion breed with long blond hair, gold eyes and muscles that won't quit. He is the perfect mate for Megan because she is a smart, strong-willed woman who need someone to bring her out of her shell to really live the life she wants to. He is also an assassin for the Breed Council.
  • Megan Fields: Megan is an Empath. She can feel the feelings of others as they're happening as well as long after they've left an impression on a place. She does not know how to shield herself from the barrage of emotions, so she works out in the desert as a deputy where she grew up instead of going for the exciting jobs she really wants like working for he Breed Council.
  • Jonas Wyatt: Head of Breed Affairs. A lion breed. Very calculating and manipulative. Does not let his enforcers or anyone know the whole truth of his plans or actions.
  • Aimee: Mate to Mark. Was horribly abused in the breed labs. Infiltrated Senator Cooley's security team.
  • Mark: Mate to Aimee. Met Aimee in the labs, tried to protect her. Infiltrated Senator Cooley's security team.
  • Cooley: A Senator and a friend of Megan's father whom she has known as a kind man for a very long time. Turns out to be not so nice and one of the main characters involved of the mistreatment of the breeds in the labs.
  • Tarek Jordan: Breed Enforcer.
  • Lance Jacobs: Sheriff in a small desert town. Is friendly to and works with breeds, but is not one himself.
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  • Harding
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  • “Mine. Everything inside me locked down in fear because suddenly I had something to lose. And so did you. And the thought of that was unbearable. I've lost too much already.”
    Braden
  • “'I could fail' she finally reminded him, fighting to steady her breathing, her fears, as though frightened of giving the words strength by voicing them.”
    Megan
  • “Hmm, that's not sexual harassment, baby. When I decide to get sexual, trust me, you'll know it.”
    Braden
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  • I came to find a spy; instead I find out that my best Enforcer has now mated your cousin.
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  • He tensed, clearing his throat as he shifted in his seat. “Are you trying to find out if I’ll hear you using a vibrator, Megan?”
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  • She flinched back a second before Braden’s surprising snarl filled the room and he pulled her away from her cousin.
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  • “And Mia, I need all the information you can pull on Mark and Aimee. Cross-check them against other Breeds for any shared assignments or tests as well as non-Breed contact.”
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  • “you’ll call me that one time too many, and then I’ll have to show you which of us belongs on top. And it isn’t you, sweetheart. I’d be careful pushing me, if I were you. The scent of that sweet, hot little pussy has my mouth watering and my cock pounding. I might show you not just who belongs on top, but exactly how a Breed teaches dominance to his woman.”
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  • “He won’t allow another male to touch you, Miss Fields,” Jonas snapped furiously.
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First Sentence edit see section history

They were created, not born.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 27 in The Breeds. (standard series)

Preceded by Hot Spell, and followed by Harmony's Way.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lora Leigh (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 2, 2006
ISBN: 0425209644
Page Count: 304

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Tempting the Beast
  • The Man Within
  • Elizabeth's Wolf
  • Kiss of Heat
  • Soul Deep
  • The Breed Next Door

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