Book excerpt: I must marry Sawyer Crescent.The alternative is to be discarded by my clan.For one year, I've prepared myself for my duty.My unloving parents sent me to Japan. As an albino kitsune with only one tail, I'm seen as a bad omen, and this marriage is the only way I can redeem myself and be loved by my fellow foxes.The problem?Sawyer has been scarred by love in his past, and he doesn't want anything to do with me.While trying to convince him that we're both fated to be with each other, I sense a connection with two other men-Carter, the bad boy who has anger management issues, and Nicholas, the calm sage who fought in a war many years ago.I find out I have three true mates, Sawyer included.But they're not making this easy.It never is.Without their Claim is a dark paranormal romance which features a girl and multiple men. There will be no choosing required. There are some mild M/M scenes which will escalate in future books, and a heroine who suffered an abusive past.