Hawk — Kathi S. Barton

Awnia is a Sun Goddess, cursed by her mother, Temptress, to never find a mate. She was cast down to Earth to make her way among humans, and always hiding from her mother's wrath. Awnia is trapped by a man she calls Hatter, a sadistic creep, whose intent is to kill her once and for allâˆ'Temptress promised to pay him well. The wave of magic that hits Awnia hurts her bad this time, and if she doesn't get away she will die. The only thing she knows to do is to call out to her old friend Vinnie. His fire is the only thing that will heal her wounds. Russel Hawkmen, Hawk to his friends, receives a message from Samuel that Vinnie needs his help to rescue an old friend. Vinnie's dragon and his mate are already on the way to find Awnia, but he can't communicate with her while in his dragon form. He needs Hawk's special skills to find her. From the moment Hawk's lips take Awnia's he knows she's his mate. A mate he never thought to find. But Awnia isn't so sure and she doesn't want to find out. She likes the shape shifter, and if he isn't her true mate, the test will destroy him…. Legend says that with a mate she will be strong enough to defeat Temptress. But she can't take that chanceâˆ'she loves him too much…. Will Temptress win after all? Find out in the final installment of Samuel's Prideâˆ'Hawk.