Pale Hound — A.L. Tyler

Once a quiet bookworm, Ember Gillespie never imagined that she would end up living with demons, let alone romantically involved with one. The excitement and chaos of life on the island of Tulukaruk is keeping her on her feet.

But something is about to happen, because the leviathan is back. He's murdered again. And one fateful mission to find him is going to change her forever...

Whisked away to the elusive community of watchers and trading the Alaskan cold and snow for the sultry heat of southern California, she's out of her element and desperately homesick. They don't care much for renegades, or for the choices she's made regarding Acton. But if she can't prove her worth, they'll never let her return home again.