He first came to her in a dream: a sleek and tawny cougar with the power to protect her. So when Raven Alexander awoke to find herself lying beside the rugged stranger, she wasn't afraid. He might be an unruly cowboy with a checkered past but Raven believed the spirit guides had sent him to help her find the sacred Arapaho treasure. But Tucker Farrell didn't trust women, even exotic innocents like Raven. And though he agreed to join her quest, Raven feared it was because of the gold. Now, when the last thing in the world she should do is fall in love, Raven finds herself fighting an impossible battle...caught between her duty to her people and the passionate longings of her heart.