Bear shifter Luther Klein had trained his entire life to become a Green Bearet, one of the elite bear shifters of his homeland. But budget cuts by politicians forced him out just as he achieved his goal. Now, jaded at his homeland's actions, he heads out into the human world. The nearby town of Cloud Lake calls his name, where he ends up in a dingy basement bar. But everything changes when his waitress walks up to the table and sends his bear into a frenzy…

Allix Rose is a nomad. A wanderer. She's lived in over ten cities in the same number of years, never setting down roots. Life in Cloud Lake is okay, and she knows she'll be content there for a while. Until the tall, handsome shifter with piercing green eyes sits down at her table. Then, everything changes.

When a fight erupts between shifters in her bar, Allix finds herself thrown headfirst into the shifter world against her desires. Can she come to grips with her feelings for Luther and perhaps discover what it is she's been searching for? Or will the war she's become involved with stop their blossoming romance in its tracks?