title: Lion's Choice
author: Burkholder, Vicky
description: Stefan the Black, alpha of the northwestern territories, needs a strong mate. It's the only way the prides and packs will continue to follow him, but he hasn't found the right one yet. Then Dr. Malena Troutman literally runs into him and he and his beast know that she is the one.  The problem is convincing her.  Malena wants nothing to do with prides or packs. As a half-breedpart witch, part shiftershe's been shunned by both shifters and witches alike. But her beast wants Stefan, and so does the human part of her. Still, can she trust him not to turn her away, especially once he learns her secret?  But Stefan has more than a few secrets of his own, not the least of which is  he's also got magic running through his blood. It's up to him to convince the packs and prides that their prejudices are hurting the prides. Ruling a large area of multiple packs and prides takes a lot of balancingfunds, people, emergencies, and more. But with Malena by his side, Stefan turns things around and both beasts find contentment.