At the dawn of time a proud people battled for survival, at one with the harsh beauty of the land and its primal rhythms.

Ambushed...
Banished by his Lion People for a crime he did not commit, Blade expected to walk the windswept, prehistoric hills, alone for the rest of his life—on constant guard against the huge bears and saber-tooth tigers.... Instead, he was ambushed by three hunters.

After her husband-to-be was killed by a vicious bear, Denai gave up all hope of a man of her own. Her life would henceforth be spent sewing and cooking for her three brothers, hunters all, in return for their protection against the huge wild animals that stalked the land.

Then came the day when her brothers returned from a hunt, leading a strong, handsome captive—a man they'd captured out on the prehistoric hills, a man with no people, no past. A man who was to be her mate... or he would die.

And beautiful Denai had little choice, for she, too, was caught... in Love's Ambush...