PASSION'S PREY A.C. Arthur Caprise is tall, beautiful, exotic. A goddess in the flesh. A dancer, when Caprise takes the stage, she feels the power she holds over men - especially the man known as X. He watches her night after night. He follows her with hungry eyes. And he knows her deepest, darkest secret - her true animal nature... Xavier has always lived for the thrill of the hunt - and the pleasure of the kill. But now, as a shifter working for the FBI, he is dedicated to keeping a leash on the world's most savage predators. Keeping an eye on a gorgeous creature like Caprise is part of his job. But when a deadly new breed of half-human killer marks Caprise as his mate, Xavier must fight tooth and claw to save her - or risk losing the most sensual and exciting woman he's ever known...