When archaeologist Keltie Clarke comes across a stunningly strange cave painting during a dig in the Rocky Mountains, she realizes that it's a find that could make her career. But she doesn't know what to make of the man who surprises her as she considers her find....

Larkan is surprised, too. He's a shapeshifter, trained to protect his dragon kin from the outside world. But Keltie is...different. She's a warrior, just like him. And even though it's his role to mate with the dragon queen, Larkan's desire for Keltie provokes a battle between his love and his sovereign lady. What none of them knows is that Keltie is the only one who can see a new future for the dragon tribe.