Fur Play — Christine Warren

Logan Hunter has finally found a woman he wants for his mate. The only problem is, she's already married to his best friend, Graham Winters, who also happens to be his boss -- Alpha of the Silverback Clan.

Honor Tate found herself moving up through the ranks of the White Paw Clan, attaining the position of beta when she was only fifteen. Nine years later the Alpha of the White Paw Clan is gone, leaving her to serve as alpha in his stead. Unexpectedly facing challenges from several males in her pack, she asks Graham Winters to acknowledge her right as the new Alpha. It's either that, or fight every would-be challenger, quite possibly to the death -- theirs or hers.

Instead, Graham sends Logan to determine Honor's fitness as the new Alpha of the White Paw Clan. Logan's grateful for the chance to get the hell out of town and get his raging hormones under control. Too bad for him that those hormones are going to rage even harder when he meets Honor Tate face to face and realizes that sometimes fate is smarter than your average were.

This novella has been expanded into the full-length novel, Hungry Like a Wolf.