Danger haunts the lush darkness of the Florida Everglades...

Jordan Quinn left the Florida Everglades years ago after her teenage elopement with Seth Cypress ended in chaos. But she is drawn back by her husband, Lawrence, a brilliant scientist whose theories about the Everglades' endangered panthers might hold the key to curing a deadly disease. When her husband disappears, Jordan fears that Lawrence's work might have come too close to those who hunt the panthers...or those who hold the animal sacred.

Her fears lead her to the local Seminole community...and to Seth Cypress. He is vehemently opposed to the medical science that jeopardizes the ancient ways of his people, but now someone is threatening the woman he once loved. Uncertain of loyalties, Jordan and Seth must each decide who is to be trusted — and who is to be feared.