Bane of Her Desire — Kira Shayde

When Holly Ainran's brother goes AWOL from an elite military force in South Africa, she confronts Commander Bane Ojore, a rare melanistic lion shifter. Sparks ignite, but Holly finds a challenge in taming this brooding, hostile beast. Bane does not expect the daughter of a high-ranking parliamentary executive to be a smart, code-breaking expert adamant about abolishing the lion caste hierarchy and ending the lion-hyena conflict. Nor does he expect such a stunning lioness to fall for him. But Bane's job is to find the traitors supplying weapons to the hyenas, and all signs point to Holly's brother. Holly won't give up on her brother though…or Bane. As their passion escalates, so do the risks, the danger, and ultimately, their love.

Warning: if you're not a fan of scorching hot sex scenes, this book is not for you. A "tamer" version of this story is available in Primal Shifters North America (which contains all three novellas of the Primal Shifters series but set in North America instead of South Africa).