Elizabeth Coldwell 
Animal Passions 

He’s destined to meet his mate on a killer vacation.Horror author Mason Wells is having a midlife crisis. He s burned out as a writer and he keeps falling for guys who are way too young for him. So when his agent, Nora, arranges a birthday getaway for him and a few close friends in the Spanish Sierra Nevada, it s just the break he needs until Nora is found drowned in the hotel swimming pool. It seems like someone has a hit list of victims, and Mason s on it. Can the hotel s gorgeous owner, Xavi, step in and keep Mason safe?Lion shifter Xavi Bianco loves the peace and solitude of his boutique hotel in the mountains. It s a shame the place still holds the memory of his ex, Ramon. When the group of brash Americans arrives for a vacation, he doesn t expect to find himself falling for one of them. But everything tells him Mason Wells is his destined mate, bizarre as it may be, and when Mason s friends fall victim to a series of horrific attacks, Xavi knows he must do everything to protect Mason, even if it means risking his own life