Blood and Starlight — Nicole R. Taylor

An impossible enemy. A terrible struggle. Under the starlit sky, the hunter will become the hunted.Grace Atkinson's life is in turmoil. After discovering that shapeshifting black panthers roam the Australian High Country, she finds herself alone as she grapples with the aftermath of the attack that almost killed her. An attack that's left her with irreparable scars...and a deadly secret.Shapeshifter Lawson vanishes, knowing that his presence will bring nothing but danger to the small alpine community, and to the woman he cares deeply about. Just knowing him puts her in harm's way, but it's his guilt over her attack that forces him to take action and wage a war of his own.But amongst blood and starlight, Grace finds herself at the mercy of a powerful and secretive enemy who will stop at nothing to capture and control the magic running through Lawson's veins. It's a threat so dark, it could bring her entire world crashing down in an instant...and she's forced to face it alone.Grace's only chance for survival is to accept the truth. That the terrible secret she's been carrying since her attack may be the only thing that can save her.Blood and Starlight is the second book in the Australian Supernatural: High Country series. The aftermath of Grace's attack has left her with irreparable scars and Lawson has vanished to keep her safe. But the one person she might need protection from...is herself.