Callan Lyons is a genetic experiment — one of a handful of Breeds engineered by fusing human and lion DNA in a secret laboratory program. Escaped and hiding out, he has spent years shielding the small Pride of fellow Breeds he rescued from a New Mexico lab, wanting only to be left in peace.
That peace ends when Merinus Tyler, an investigative reporter whose late mother knew Callan's own mother, uncovers proof that Breeds are real. Her determination to find him and tell his story puts her directly in his path — and the moment they meet, an overwhelming physical and emotional pull ignites between them, one neither of them can explain or resist.
With the Genetics Council still hunting the escaped Breeds, a betrayal brewing inside the Pride, and Merinus's own search drawing outside attention toward him, Callan has to decide how far he'll go to protect the woman who is unraveling both his control and the last of his humanity.
Tempting the Beast is the first novel in Lora Leigh's Breeds series, introducing the world of genetically engineered Breeds fighting for freedom, family, and love.