Fierce Protector — Liza Street

Miranda Hsin is a grad student with a goal: grab her mountain lion samples and get the hell out of the woods. She doesn't mind nature and she's great at tracking her quarry, but there've been some strange footprints -- barefoot human footprints -- in a stretch of forest that should be free of people. She's used to having all the answers, but suddenly she's without a clue.

In danger of being banished from his pride, Gabriel Fournier came to the forest to forget his brother's mate. Now he's finally got his eye on a woman who can make him forget all about Hera, and Gabriel has a chance at happiness…if only the two of them can put enough faith in their love to shake off Miranda's advisor, a woman intent on using Gabriel as a science project.

Content warning: This sexy shapeshifter novelette includes a happily-ever-after as well as explicit love scenes and naughty language. It is intended for adults.

15,500 words, 59 pages.