I've read every Middle March Shifter story since book 1, and I have liked some, loved some, but this one, it made me feel, with a capital "F" !! Leticia a feline shifter has their version of HIV , Gavin a Veterinarian and the Shifter Doctor is one of the few people she trusts, because he's her mate, but she refuses to consummate the mating due to the terror she feels of infecting him with FIV. In comes human Charlie, blissfully unaware of shifters and fated mates and he and Gavin become a couple. Yet all 3 of them know something is missing, and Author Shelley Munroe, with her usual dose of snarky comments, laughter and love brings these three people who are so afraid of hurting others and getting hurt themselves, into a satisfying, realistic conclusion, when a massive incident happens and they almost lose each other for good !! 5☆'s !! Best one yet. I received a gifted copy and am voluntarily choosing to leave an honest and unbiased review.