The Spring Between Us

Derya has been Luna for less than a month when the water runs out. Her mother is dead, her miners are restless, and the only spring for fifty miles belongs to the rival pack across the canyon. Her Beta wants her to poison it. Derya walks into the red rock alone to end the water war, and instead catches a scent that stops her heart: Hank, the rival Alpha, is her fated mate. A bond between rival Alphas is a sacred truce no pack will accept, and both would rather see them dead than mated. Hiding a bond that grows stronger every night is hard enough. Keeping it secret while a Council envoy circles, her Beta sells pack land, and her mother's death turns out to be murder is impossible. Every shared secret pulls the two packs closer to war, and Derya must decide how much of herself she is willing to burn to keep both her pack and her mate alive.

Place and Time: The red-rock canyon country of southeastern Utah, 1978, during the Cold War uranium boom.