Ripples aren't just rings on a pond anymore.

Tied to a friendship that should've ended years ago, Brian's torn between destroying the shifter virus—named Ripples because of the way the skin reacts during a shift—and turning a blind eye to Malcom's ridiculous experiments. But when Krista—a delicious brunette—takes a violent turn of her own, Brian will do whatever it takes to keep the virus from going public.

Krista can't remember anything from before she was infected with the virus. Her world revolves around her fear of shifting into a leopard and Brian's intense, blue eyes. Hidden in a camp and imprisoned in her own body, the only thing she wants is to live a life free of electric locks, barbed wire fences and armed guards.

But the more she learns about Brian—who is very much a shifter—and the fragments of life she has left behind, the more intrigued she becomes by the life she's been given. And if that isn't enough to make her stay, Brian's charm, his desire to stop the virus and their sharing a bed are.

Can they survive the virus long enough to destroy it? Or will the Ripples devour them from the inside out?