In the next nature-filled romance by Birding with Benefits author Sarah T. Dubb, a journalist shadows a prickly wildlife rehabilitator as they gain the trust of a wary hawk, all while trying—and failing—to keep things professional.

Katrina Harrison isn’t a people person. After a lifetime advocating for her endometriosis diagnosis and treatment, she’s sick of explaining herself to people—now she relies on her prickly exterior to keep them away. Luckily, as the woman in charge of rehabilitation at Free Flight Wildlife Center, Kat spends most of her time with animals. At least until she meets a cute guy at a bar and finds she actually likes talking to him.

August O’Hare won’t be in Portland for long—his position as Northwest Correspondent for the Washington Tribune is just one more stepping stone on the way to his break in DC and the stable life he’s always yearned for. He’s not looking to make attachments, but when he meets an intriguing woman at a bar who knows a shocking amount about wildlife, he reconsiders his determination to keep his sights on the future…until he learns that this very same woman is the subject of his next article, making her strictly off limits.

Now August and Katrina must gain the trust of a particularly skittish hawk, spending time with the bird—and each other—every day for the sake of the story. Their attempts to keep things professional crumble as their chemistry takes flight, and when the article takes on new dimensions, it looks like their relationship might do the same. But when August’s article drags up a corporate conspiracy that not only impacts Free Flight but the community beyond, he’ll have to decide if telling the truth is worth the cost to the career that’s always defined him. And Kat will be forced to determine if she can trust someone like August to know and accept her for who she is, spines and all.