Bjorn's raid from Moorish Spain brings back more than anyone could have hoped - a seer who could lead the Ragnarsons to their great destiny Or pull them apart as the beast she was trained to be. No one knows what the gods will do next But she will And then the world will burn

The apocalypse began on a beautiful spring afternoon deep in the Amazon in a vast unexplored region of Vale Do Javari, Brazil that bordered Peru. It did not come heralding in with the trumpets and vengeance of an avenging angel. At first, it moved slowly, unsteadily like a crawling infant, then came the confident strides of a tracker, and finally the amazing and fearsome flight of a predator. Its beginning was so innocuous and innocent that news stations around the world announced it as a major historical occasion worthy of celebration until an antibotic-resistant plague wiped out over half of the world's population. Shortages of basic necessities spawned bands of militants seeking dominion over others. Neighboring communities went to war with each other. Small pockets of civilians fortified their communities for a relatively safe place to begin anew. The lucky ones were left in peace; Mayhem, Oklahoma was not one of the lucky ones.

Pinned by a rock slide while conducting an environmental impact study in British Columbia's Coast Mountains, Mia Blackmore figures karma has finally caught up to her. Actually, she's surprised she got away with her crime this long. When a rough-looking man with a French-Canadian accent nearly steps on her head, rescue seems just a fingertip away-then the slope shifts again, sending them both hurtling down the mountain. The slide may have freed the auburn-haired woman, but undercover cop Hudson McClure still needs to keep her safe from the thugs who think he's one of their own. The gang isn't going to give up looking for their downed helicopter full of drugs. And, as it turns out, Mia and her decidedly wolfish dog, Neville, are his best shot getting to the crash first. Mia's descent into Hudson's dangerous world is like a landslide she is powerless to stop. Though her talent staying cool under pressure exceeds even Hudson's own, there's a hunted look in her evergreen eyes that warns him she's hiding something-or from something. He just never anticipated her secrets could decide whether they get off the mountain alive...or in body bags.