title: Calm Blue Ocean
author: McLeod, Anitra Lynn
description: Nothing worth having comes easy…Once a soldier and then a psychiatrist, wolf-shifter Lazlo Pena prides himself on being calm, cool, and collected. All that flies out the window when he scents his mate. Now that he understands the intensity of the mating drive, he's helpless to resist. Thankfully, he doesn't have to. His mate is eager and willing. Only afterward does the truth come out—and it isn't just Lazlo with a big secret to share.Trapped in a blood-debt to a possessive vampire, real estate agent Nick Young craves freedom but can't escape the promise he made to his dying father. Showing the intriguing Lazlo an old summer camp high in the Rocky Mountains encourages Nick to toss caution to the wind and have what he thinks is a fling. Finding out he's made a lifetime commitment only makes his precarious situation more dangerous—to both him and Lazlo.Eternally bound, the two are determined to free Nick from the vampire's hold, but with almost a decade invested in getting his teeth sunk into him, the narcissistic blood-sucker won't give up easily. Will the newly mated pair be strong enough to thwart an ancient vampire or will they be forever haunted by his obsessive blood lust?This hurt-comfort M/M romance contains a thoughtful alpha wolf-shifter, a human mate torn by conflicting emotions, a ruthless vampire who will stop at nothing to claim his prize, an amazing property high in the Rocky Mountains, a fiercely protective pack, and some wild twists and turns. 48,250 words or 193 pages.Please be aware: each novel features a unique romantic couple but the series must be read in order to understand the overall story arcs.