A man. A tiger. A tornado. Jared Montaine owns a big cat rescue in Florida and faces financial pressures, getting over his ex-wife, and the challenge of suburbia creeping ever closer to his enclave for the animals. But when a tornado wrecks part of the refuge, Jared's worst fear comes to life: his Siberian tiger, Sultan, escapes. It's a big cat handler’s nightmare: a tiger on the loose, confused, lost -- and hungry. Jared races against the police, the media, and the hysterical public, all of whom are clamoring for the tiger's hide. He must re-capture Sultan before the cat is killed -- by traffic, by SWAT, or by a civilian who just wants to shoot a tiger. With fellow wildlife handlers at his side, Jared fights desperately to find and capture Sultan before the tiger injures or kills a human. Because that would lead to his worst nightmare -- having to kill the tiger he hand-raised from a cub. Jared’s commitment is tested -- to his animals, his refuge, and his belief that saving the life of even one tiger is worth losing everything.

The Tiger Whisperer

“How’s the brood?” Lawton always asked.


“Brood is growing; Jenny is pregnant.”


Lawton had to stop and think what Cunningham’s wife’s name was. It wasn’t Jenny. And his daughters weren’t even teenagers yet.


“Jenny’s one of the dogs, I assume?”


“The Harlequin bitch, here.” Cunningham pointed at a floppy-eared, spotted dog in the photo. “She got her champion points on the show circuit over the summer and now we’re breeding her.”


“No, thanks.” He braced, arms behind his back, legs straight.


Cunningham’s desk was empty except for a single file folder, the color of puke.


Chapter 22