According to legend, if the need is great the Jaguar will come, a jaguar that can turn into a man. Stretched out, bound and naked, Sanika's need is great - and it is answered ... by Balam, the huge, black jaguar who rescues her and brings her to her lair where she cares for her back and health - and love. In the warm bubbling pools and deep darkness of the volcanic cave of Balam, Sanika discovers the joys of physical intimacy with an elegant, agile being, a being who is much more than human. From the beginning, the soft brush of the rough tongue against her sensitive skin, she is lost in a sensual dance of desire. For Balam, their union is much deeper. This beautiful, sexy woman accepts what he is - half man, half beast. All he has to do is convince her to stay.
Trigger warning: This book opens with an extensive and violent gang-rape and attempted human-sacrifice. I don't do the whole safety gang thing, but this was egregious and graphic with no warning.