Hugh — Kathi S. Barton

At twenty-three, Hugh McGuire had his life figured out. He was on top of the world and nothing could stop him. However, in the blink of an eye, it all changed when a disgruntled employee, Burton Dunn, shot and killed Hugh's parents, and attempted to take Hugh's life as well. Hugh would never be the same, and twelve years later, was a depressed and somewhat bitter man that could now see and speak with the dead. Kimber Dunn had been a sickly child, and on her deathbed, her nurse, a leopard shifter, took pity on her and converted Kimber to save her life. Now Kimber couldn't run far enough to escape her brother's murderous deed. Spending most of her days as a leopard kept her hidden well, but when fate threw her in front of the one man she'd been hiding from all these years, Hugh McGuire, her cat knew him for who he was…her mate…and the only thing she knew to do was run…run as fast and as far as she could.