I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and I live in two worlds.
Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself. Until the night a Stray attacked.
I'd been warned about Strays—werecats without a Pride—constantly on the lookout for someone like me: attractive, female and fertile. I fought him off, but then...

In New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's world of shifters the rules must be followed, and any who break them will inevitably face the judgement of the Pride. I'm on trial for my life. Falsely accused of infecting my human ex-boyfriend-and killing him to cover up the crime. Infecting a human is one of three capital offenses recognized by the Pride-along with murder and disclosure of our existence to a human. I'm two for three. A goner....

Being the first female werecat enforcer isn't easy, but Faythe Sanders is stronger in so many ways. Her Pride is under attack by a flight of vicious thunderbirds, and making peace with these new enemies may be the only way to get the best of their old foe. With the body count rising and treachery everywhere, her instincts tell her to look before she leaps.