Must Love Lycans

A doctor finds a man who can't be tamed in the eighth Broken Heart novel from New York Times bestselling author Michele Bardsley.

Since the moment he showed up—gloriously naked—I, Kelsey Morningstone, have been having a hard time keeping my relationship with the clinic’s newest amnesiac patient strictly professional. Damian might not remember his past, but sweet mamma jamma, he sure knows how to push all my buttons.
 
Even with my empath abilities I’m not sure I can get past Damian’s anger to find the cause of his delusions. After all, falling for a patient is bad enough, but falling for a patient who thinks he’s a werewolf is a whole other kind of crazy. Especially when said patient decides to mark me as his. Now, I’m feeling a little bit funny, and not just because Damian sets my hormones raging…

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