Driven from the only home and family he's ever known, Darc resents the prophecy that relegated him to his life as an outcast. Two brothers...One shall mate the witch and lead his pack...The other must find mercy in the snow....Stupid words with little meaning, and yet his entire pack had celebrated his brother's union with a witch and left Darc to fend for himself. Alone for months, one day Darc finds a woman nearly frozen in the wilderness, and his loneliness overrides his better sense when he rescues her, only to discover that she is his fated, human, mate. Disgusted with his inability to resist her, but unable to ignore his need to protect her, he keeps her by his side even as he fights his way into his rightful position as leader of a new clan. But with a human mate at his side, will Darc be able to hold onto his new role? Or will the human ruin everything he has gained?

Hauled into the ice-age, Emma finds herself stuck in a bewildering world of snow, barbarians, and...werewolves? Emma has never thought of herself as a timid person, but nothing in her steady, average, normal life has prepared her for this! Now she finds herself tied to a brooding, angry, albeit very sexy man/coal black-haired werewolf, who expects her to help him lead a clan of werewolves as his mate. Unfortunately, the rest of the werewolves aren't thrilled at the idea of being led by a human, and Emma doesn't think they'll hesitate to take matters into their own hands. And if that's not bad enough, she can't stop thinking about the message she received when she arrived: Trust the white wolf, who will be your guide. Is Emma making the worst mistake of her life, staying with Darc? And what will happen to her if she leaves?