Book excerpt: In the next installment of Coreene Callahan's bestselling Dragonfury Series SCOTLAND, a dragon shifter cursed by a terrible past finds redemption in the arms of the woman he's unable to protect. Commander of the Scottish pack, dragon warrior Cyprus harbors a terrible secret. A brutal truth he has long kept hidden. But when a powerful foe resurfaces, he steps from the shadows and returns to the hunt, vowing to protect his pack along with the woman his enemy seeks to use against him. Brilliant, broke, and working two jobs, book conservator Elise Woodward has always struggled to make ends meet. When she lands the middle of a secret war, she becomes the target of a rogue pack of Dragonkind and the unwitting guest of a warrior who refuses to let her go-and despite the danger, makes her want to stay. With the rise of a new enemy, Cyprus is forced to face his demons. But will defeating them be enough? Or will the past return to haunt him, taking the only woman he will ever love? Other titles in the Dragonfury Series: SCOTLAND Fury of a Highland Dragon Fury of Denial Novels in the Dragonfury Series: Fury of Fire Fury of Ice Fury of Seduction Fury of Desire Fury of Fate (a short story) Fury of Obsession Fury of Surrender