Grif. Tales of the Were - Redstone Clan, #1

A wounded werecougar Alpha seeking solace in the mountains. A brave human woman carrying a sacred debt into wolf territory. A fated bond neither of them saw coming - and a killer closing in on them both. Lindsey Tate is human, haunted by her grandfather's dying wish, and very aware that the local wolf Pack wants her gone. She's come to their mountain territory to fulfill a sacred duty passed down to her alone - a ceremony she expects will cost her everything.
The last thing she needs is a distraction. The last thing she expects is Grif. Griffon Redstone is the Alpha of one of the most powerful shifter Clans in North America, hiding in the Wyoming wilderness with his traumatized little sister, trying to outrun his grief. He's not looking for a mate. He's certainly not looking for a human one. But from the moment he scents Lindsey across a diner, his inner cougar has a very different opinion, and cats, as it turns out, are relentless.
He comes to her rescue more than once. He patches her roof, defends her against the Pack, and watches over her in ways she doesn't yet understand. But Lindsey has a date with destiny that can't be delayed, and when she performs the ancient ceremony she's carried across the country, the Great Spirit turns the tables on everything, including what she thought she knew about herself. Thrown together by fate and something far older, neither of them can deny what's pulling them together.
But an old enemy has found them in the mountains, and he'll stop at nothing to make Grif bleed. Perfect for readers who love steamy shifter romance, fated mates with alpha heroes, resilient heroines who discover hidden strength, and small-town paranormal settings with danger woven through..        Fated mates / soul-deep recognition.        Werecougar alpha hero.        Human-to-shifter heroine transformation.        Small-town Wyoming paranormal setting.        Protective alpha with a wounded heart.        Dangerous villain / external threat.        Steamy, emotional HEA.        Book 1 in the Redstone Clan series, part of the Tales of the Were world - standalone with series threadsPerfect for fans of Paige Tyler's Dallas Fire & Rescue series and Lori Handeland's Nightcreature novels, Grif delivers small-town paranormal romance with a steamy alpha hero, a resilient heroine, and a world packed with shifter mythology.