So Far Gone in You — Lynn Hagen

Olin has skated through life with no clear path or focus, using sarcasm and quick wit to keep others at bay. No one knows the pain he carries inside of him, not even his family. But one man has figured Olin out and Coop is the one man Olin runs farthest from. Cooper Dalton knows Olin's sarcasm for what it is - a defense mechanism to keep everyone out. He's determined to show Olin that being vulnerable isn't a sign of weakness. Unfortunately, the primal heat takes over and Coop has seven days to convince Olin that they were meant to be together or Coop's leopard will reject Olin and their chances of having a life together will forever be lost to them. When perilous circumstance forces them to go into hiding together, Olin can no longer deny what he wants most. But will the bounty on Coop's head end it all?