Asher's Promise — Lynn Hagen

After being left for dead by his own father, Joque's torment continues. The men in the village think he's a spy, ridiculing him at every turn and making Joque's life a living hell. They only ray of sunshine in his life is Asher, a wolf shifter who is so far out of Joque's reach that he thinks he's doomed to a life of loneliness and despair. Asher has tried countless times to get past the walls that Joque has erected. The small lion carries the burden of his father--a ruthless man who has caused nothing but chaos and destruction at every turn. Fortunately, Asher is determined to get past Joque's defenses and make the lion his. But a war is brewing, and Joque finds himself caught in the middle. His father has returned, and Dirk is hell-bent on ending Joque's life...again.