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Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately—model train experts, mansplainers, and guys weirdly obsessed with her tail. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother’s obsession with finding her the perfect mate to settle down with threatens to drive Mackenzie barking mad. Out of options, it feels harmless enough to claim she’s met someone. That is, until she blurts out the name of the first man she sees—and the last man she would ever date: Noah Taylor, the big bad wolf of Denver General. Noah Taylor, interventional cardiologist and all-around grump, has spent his life hiding what he is. Outdated stigmas surrounding unmated alphas have led him to keep his designation a secret. But when an anonymous tip exposes him, Noah has two options: confess to the board and risk his career, or find himself a mate. Enter Mackenzie, the overly friendly ER doctor asking him to be her fake boyfriend on the very same day. It’s a mutually beneficial arrangement—or so they think. When the fake-mate act evolves into a very real friends-with-benefits situation, the lines start to blur, and Mackenzie and Noah realize love might just be a whole different kind of animal.