Legend of Slaughter Mountain by T. S. Joyce

The Legend of Slaughter Mountain has been terrorizing the bear shifters of Alaska relentlessly for the past fifteen years. The past year has split the bear shifters into two Clans—the New, and the Old. The Old clings to a barbaric way of life where females are less than, but the New? Biergon the Dead is leading them toward a new reality—one where the females run this new world. Biergon has given them power, and freedom, and support.

Slaughter has lost much to the Old Clan. He has been keeping them in line since, but now there is a female who is trying to kill him. He should be furious, but Tayah the Vicious has his attention. She has her own reasons for hunting Slaughter, and now he is forced to deal with the past and all the things that made him the Destroyer that he is. If anyone can bring him into the light, it’s Tayah…but she will have to pay a huge price to do so.

Tayah the Vicious is in a Clan that makes no sense. The females here pair up because they want to, but Tayah knows that is just weakness. She will never settle down, will never trust a male to be a partner with her. Females run the world now, and Tayah will spend every last breath pushing her friends into the light. But…there is one last link to the old ways of life, and his name is Slaughter. He has done unspeakable things, and he must be stopped. He is creating a war no one can contain, and it’s up to Tayah to put an end to the Legend of Slaughter Mountain. The only problem? He’s much too interesting for his own good. The more she learns of the reasons for his vengeance, the more it makes sense that he would want to bring war to the Clans.