The first four books in the White Mountain Chanat series, this omnibus contains four books, Escape, Jade's Peace, Risking Alex and Bobby's Surrender. Escape An arranged marriage, a year on the run, all over in a moment. After a year hiding from her family and an arranged marriage to her Chanat leader, more than half of it hiding in her cougar form, Rebecca is caught trespassing by Nick and his enforcer. Nick seems different. he seems to want to help and protect her, but will he want to once he knows her better? Keeping her from her father and chosen husband, may end in a war between Chanats, will Nick be willing to risk his people? He could be her mate, but after running scared for so long can Rebecca let herself trust her instincts? How can she be sure that he won't send her back to fate she escaped? Jade's Peace He left behind a child. The woman hunted him down. Together they must deal with the events of that lost ten years. Steve left home to avoid doing something he would regret. Now, after ten years, the reason he left has come looking for him. Jade spent the last six years haunted by memories and nightmares. She's tired of waiting for something to change, so she's going to take her life into her own hands. She tracks down the only person she's ever been drawn to, a man she hasn't seen in more than ten years. Can she convince him that their differences don't matter, that together they can both find peace? Risking Alex Matt’s lost his wife and child and has spent the last two years existing. Moving from one day to the next without much interest in life. He had a hard time. Then he encountered Alex. She’s everything he’s not. Young, happy and full of life. She could also be his mate. Though he loved his wife, he’s never felt the draw of a mate before and he’s not sure he can resist it. But… what can he give her? He’s a widower more than ten years her senior, who’s heart is dried up and gone. Or is it? Should he take a risk on loving Alex or will she break his heart too? Bobby's Surrender Bobby had long since given up on finding his mate. Rachel was living day to day, just trying to get through. Neither expected to find the other. When Bobby is assigned to guard his clan leader, he's determined to keep her safe, even from her family if he has to. What he doesn't expect is the draw he feels to her younger sister. Rachel is still getting on her feet. Her life has been turned upside down in the last few months, her engagment ended, her father sent into exile. She has no thought to doing more than visiting her sister. But fate had more in mind for them.

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