Honor Brandall is a seasoned security agent for the Institute of Historical Preservation, used to guarding archaeologists on remote digs and unfazed by men who find her strength intimidating.
A mission to a barbarian world puts her beside Colm Mal Kor, a powerful Markarian warrior and second-in-command who challenges her at every turn.
Colm lives to protect his clan while concealing a deadly secret, and he never expected a fierce attraction to the beautiful, challenging skyflyer assigned to work with him.
Together on Markaria's icy moons, attraction ignites between them just as the assignment turns lethal.
Survival means trusting one another, yet the secret Colm cannot share may still destroy them all.
