Shadow Mated (Ouachita Mountain Shifters Book 5)

He has a wicked past that refuses to let him go. After faking his death to escape a ruthless shadow clan of shifters, Julio “Gash” Kennedy has found a home in the Ouachita Mountains. Working as a security guard for Lake Haven Lodge allows him to keep a close eye on the female who’s meant to be his fated mate. He will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, especially from himself. But cutting ties with the past isn't as easy as he assumed, and now the men he betrayed are coming for them all. She wants an eternity with him… that he refuses to allow. Abandoned by her family when she was young, curvy weretiger, Bailey, is used to rejection. But she thought those days were over when she found a home with the Ouachita shifter clan. Until dark and mysterious Gash showed up, causing her inner animal to long for a future neither of them could have. Now, her man is in danger and time is running out for them to find their happily ever after. As Ouachita prepares to meet their vilest foe, they'll