Special Border Patrol agent Alex, who can shape shift into a raven, is used to working alone. He honors his Scots ancestry and has never met another shifter except for kinfolk back in Scotland. When he’s required to accept a partner, he normally manages to get rid of them quickly by being so distant, remote, and downright weird they cannot deal with him. But the latest one, Native American Manuel, poses a whole new range of challenges.<br><br>Manuel Ortiz is a member of the Tohono O’Odham tribe who works for the Border Patrol to support his ailing elderly parents. He has a secret he’s never dared to dare to share: he can shape shift into a Red Tailed Hawk. When his superiors team him with cold, cynical Alex, he’s not sure why until he learns Alex has a similar curse -- or gift.<br><br>Together they begin to form an uneasy bond. Confronting an evil and completely alien drug cartel boss, they have to cooperate to survive and in doing so learn the synergy of partnership. They discover flying together can open a whole new world for them both and riding on the wings of love can be magical indeed.

Wings of Love

Manuel’s thought came, urgent and demanding. ::Help me. Lend me as much energy as you can spare. This is a kind of like one of my grandpa’s medicine tricks, but I think I can make it work. There’s a ceremony where some of the men dance with rattlesnakes after the medicine man neutralizes them, makes them unable to strike. I think I can use it here.::


Although Alex hated to take any power away from his protective shields, something made him trust Manuel’s insane plan. He had to time this exactly right, but if he could throw the second knife at the exact instant Manuel’s trick took effect, it might work.


Chapter 28