The Tiger's Protection Series by Diane Hills

"Well, thanks for everything, but I'm not in the market for a mate right now, so you'll have to find another girl." Working at her company's trade show is the perfect way for Sara to spend the weekend, while her ex-boyfriend packs up and moves. After finding that Angelo is into drugs, she kicked him out of her apartment and her life. Good riddance. She doesn't need a man in her future... more"Well, thanks for everything, but I'm not in the market for a mate right now, so you'll have to find another girl." Working at her company's trade show is the perfect way for Sara to spend the weekend, while her ex-boyfriend packs up and moves. After finding that Angelo is into drugs, she kicked him out of her apartment and her life. Good riddance. She doesn't need a man in her future. But when a menacing thug comes to her booth looking for Angelo, a deliciously hot guy chases him away and wants to keep an eye on her. Ryan is supposed to maintain a low profile and hunt down the leader of a criminal gang. But he intervenes when one of the gang members confronts Sara, the woman his heart claims is his mate. He tries to protect her and persuade her they're meant to be together, but she doesn't want his help and isn't convinced they're mates. Even when she sees his tiger self and they share a passionate kiss, she clings to her independence, not ready to be hurt again. Ryan must show her his love, and prove that being a tiger's mate is a destiny she is born to follow. Each book in the The Tiger’s Protection series can be read as a standalone and has a guaranteed HEA, no cliffhanger! less

“Eternity is a very long time, it should be spent with someone who makes you happy, who makes you want to wake up each day, someone who you love and loves you back.” Protected by the Tiger: Caroline is an alpha-female-bear-shifter who has been brought up to believe she can only mate with an alpha-male-bear-shifter. Her parents taught her it was her responsibility to make sure the pure bloodline which runs through her veins moves into the future, creating more alpha-bear-shifters... more“Eternity is a very long time, it should be spent with someone who makes you happy, who makes you want to wake up each day, someone who you love and loves you back.” Protected by the Tiger: Caroline is an alpha-female-bear-shifter who has been brought up to believe she can only mate with an alpha-male-bear-shifter. Her parents taught her it was her responsibility to make sure the pure bloodline which runs through her veins moves into the future, creating more alpha-bear-shifters. Zane is a rare alpha-male-tiger-shifter who was sent to protect her from a group of humans and shifters who wanted to kidnap her and use her as leverage to gain a recipe from her step-father. Caroline’s father obtained a recipe to make a powder which could turn humans and shifters into zombies. Once Zane was shown Caroline’s picture a chain reaction was started. As he laid is actual eyes on her and scented her, he knew she was meant to be his. He just had to get her to realize they were meant for each other. After being captured, Caroline’s step-father reveals he’s found her bear-shifter mate, who also has pure blood running through his veins. Only problem is her heart belongs to Zane, but her mind compels her to mate with the bear-shifter out of a responsibility to their species. Caroline is given five days to make her decision, but can Zane take the pressure? Each book in the Tiger’s Protection series can be read as a standalone and has a guaranteed HEA, no cliffhanger! less