by Cynthia Brubaker
Series: Big Cats of Ilex Creek Series #2
Community rating: 3.9/5 from 2 ratings.
She threw him for a curveball by marking him as her mate. Drowning in the tumultuous waters of new motherhood and trying to find her place in Ilex Creek, single mom Kasey Rogers is instantly drawn to the town’s newest resident and firefighter, James Danning, at a pick-up baseball game. Little does she know that an innocent introduction and game of catch could change everything. Finding solace in small town life while also escaping his rejection from Minor League Baseball, James Danning is enamoured by the gorgeous single mom with a wicked fastball. He invites her to a Halloween party, and all goes well–that is, until she bites him, and James discovers that Kasey is a cheetah shifter who just Marked him as her mate. Will James and Kasey have a World Series kind of romance, or will they strike out at the plate?
245 pages
Published: 2026-10-20