A quite lodge in the Cascade Mountains is the perfect place for Dalton Adams to find the peace and quiet he needs to work on his doctorate thesis. Plus, he'll have the privacy he needs to freely shift from man to wolf. Enter Faye Dillon, his landlady. Unable to fight their instant attraction for each other, both their worlds are about to be turned upside down!Dalton Adams is working to achieve his doctorate in animal wildlife and zoology. His thesis paper leads him to a cozy lodge nestled in the Cascade Mountains. His long, off-season reservation will allow him to be close to his source of information while giving him the freedom to shift from man to wolf. But his plans are unexpectedly altered by a twist of fate.Faye Dillon finds her world forever changed when her guest arrives. She is attracted to the dark, shaggy-haired man with piercing blue eyes. There is an instant, unnamed connection between them and she gets more than she bargains for when the Alpha steps into her life.