Black Bears of Independence: Marek. Black Bears of Independence, #6

Marek Malone is the head enforcer for the Hurst Family Clan in Estes Park and a bear shifter working undercover for the Keenesburg Wildlife Sanctuary. Someone is cursing shifters to remain in their shifted form. Stephanie Dawn Winters is cursed to remain in her black panther form. She lives in the Keenesburg Wildlife Sanctuary. She knows that Marek is her true mate, but she can do nothing to let him know.
Marek knows something is drawing him to the black panther, but he can't figure it out. After a few months, he starts hearing a female voice talking to him in his mind. Stephanie can hardly believe that Marek is finally hearing her trying to speak to him with their mating bond link. Now that Marek realizes that the black panther is, in reality, a shifter and his mate, can he break her curse? How did Stephanie get cursed to stay in her black panther form? Who is responsible for the curses?WARNING, this book contains scenes and references of abuse/assault that some readers may find triggering.
Along with graphic sex scenes and violence. This book is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.