When Sonja Mathis interrupted a diplomatic negotiation, she had no idea she'd dropped herself into hot water.

For the meeting was between ambassadors representing select nations and Aklan Phyrz, a massive mountain of an alien from an extrasolar planet.

Aklan knew Sonja was his mate from the moment their eyes met. But how could he convince her, a frail human, to accept him into her heart? Especially when the fate of his entire planet was on the line.