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She escaped one man’s control… and landed in another’s hands.

I don’t exist anymore.

The name I gave him is fake. The life I left behind is worse. And if I don’t make it across the border soon, my husband will find me, and this time, I won’t survive it.

Sawyer’s Ridge was supposed to be a quick stop. One night. Then gone.

But the storm traps me on a mountain with a man who sees too much.

Alex Sawyer doesn’t ask questions. He watches. Waits. Decides.

He notices the flinch I can’t hide.

He doesn’t trust me.

He doesn’t need to.

Because the moment he looks at me, something shifts, and suddenly, leaving isn’t an option he’s willing to allow.

When the men hunting me finally reach the ridge, they expect to find a woman alone.

What they find… is Alex.

And he’s not the kind of man who gives anything back once he’s claimed it.

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He says my name low and unhurried, tasting the shape of it, and the sound does something to the base of my spine that runs all the way up.

“Alex.”

The motion is slow, giving me every chance to pull away. His fingers close around my wrist, the one I cover when I flinch, and the touch is warm and careful and exactly where another man’s hold would be a threat.

On him, it’s a question.

I don’t flinch.

The absence of it registers on his face before I’ve finished processing it myself. His expression shifts, something raw breaking through the composure.

His thumb brushes the inside of my wrist, finding my pulse.

I turn my wrist into his hand, opening toward him. The movement is small, but it says everything my mouth won’t.

He steps closer.

“Tell me no,” he says, his voice rough enough to scrape. “Kendall. Tell me no, and I stop.”

I don’t tell him no.

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If steamy alpha males, curvy heroines, and just the right amount of paranormal growl are your thing—meet your new favorite author: Delta James.

A USA Today bestselling queen of romantic suspense and paranormal heat, Delta writes fast-paced, heart-racing, panty-melting stories featuring strong women, dominant men, and more than a few fated mates. Whether it’s shifters howling in the wild or billionaires brooding in boardrooms, her books always bring the spice.

Delta didn’t grow up dreaming of writing romance. In fact, she launched her author career in 2018 after deciding her second act in life needed more passion… and possibly more bite. Since then? She’s published dozens of books across series like Wayward Mates, Otter Cove Shifters, Club Southside, Tangled Vines, and Mystic River Shifters—each one a decadent dive into danger, desire, and often, some well-placed discipline.

She lives in Florida with her pack of loyal basset hounds (aka editors with long ears and zero chill), and when she’s not writing steamy scenes or plotting revenge for her latest heroine, she’s probably riding horses, walking the beach, or white-water rafting—because why not?