Strong and wise beyond, his years,Shadow Uawk was the spiritual Leader of his people, but he had seen a troubhng vision tliat even he could not understand.Beautiful and infinitely desirable, she seemed to beckon Hawk away from the kota, drawing, him to an unknown place where passion and peril awaited.

As Shadow Hawk lay there, his eyes closed against the pain, the Spirit Woman's image appeared before him. He had not been able to see herface clearly, only the glow of the sun-gold skin and a riot of curly hair as black as the wings of his spirit bird. And even as he watched, the shadow of the black hawk he'd seen in his vision seemed to merge with the woman, and he heard a voice echo in the back of his mind, the voice of the shadow hawk.

She is waiting for you. The words were no more than the merest whisper, yet they rang loud and clear in his mind.You cannot fulfill your destiny without her.

Who was she? Why did her image intrude on his prayers and dreams7 What power did she have over him, that he could not forget her; what magic did she possess that made him think of her day and night? What did she want of him?