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

Her voice choked again. “You too.” The line clicked dead.


“Hey, boss, how are you doing?” Peter stood in the door.


“Holding up.” He waved Peter inside. “That was my annual Bethany phone call to Ma.”


“I figured that. Wasn’t sure if I should say something to you about it or not.”


“I can’t imagine her pain; it would kill me if something ever happened to Molly. Shoot, I nearly had a coronary when she fell off her bike and smashed out those two teeth. All that blood—gah. Remember that?”


“I remember you going pale; I’d only read about that in books before. You’re pale anyway, but man, you went really albino that day.”


“The usual. She gets real down, starts crying.”


“I mean you, Jared. How are you doing?”


Chapter 46