Once Bitten

<p><strong>A wounded heart...</strong></p><p>It took Jules too long to escape her abusive marriage. Now that she's free she has no intention of ever risking her heart again. Once a dreamer she's resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone fading into the background of other people's happiness. That is until she meets Max.</p><p></p><p><strong>A healing love...</strong></p><p>Max knew he'd have to journey beyond his pack's borders to find his mate. He hadn't expected her to be a quiet skinlocked woman with shadows in her eyes and a wall around her heart. Dismantling that wall will take time and care but he knows it will be worth it to claim Jules as his mate.</p><p></p><p><strong>An unforgivable betrayal...</strong></p><p>But courtship is neither simple nor straightforward between skinlocked humans and wolf-kin. When an ancient enemy forces Max to choose between his own people and the woman he loves the consequences will be irrevocable and only a love that defies all odds can keep them together. </p>