Thirty-two-year-old Angie Powell always says what she thinks, but in the presence of Dare Callahan she tries to restrain her anger. Three years ago, Dare returned home to the heart of Montana and opened a hunting business to compete with Angie and force her to close her business. The disgustingly attractive Iraq War veteran even had the audacity to ask Angie out on a date, not once, but twice. Before leaving the city, Angie organizes one last trek with a client deep into the wild forests. But the thrilling adventure turns deadly when Angie witnesses a cold-blooded murder and finds herself on the wrong side of a loaded gun. And at that moment a bear breaks out of the thicket, completely changing the rules of the dark game. Luckily, Deira's camp is nearby, and her "competitor" comes to her aid. Forced to survive together, Angie and Dare must overcome mutual differences, a blinding storm and a growing attraction as a desperate killer and a vicious 200-pound predator hunt their prey. Linda Howard's captivating romantic thriller takes us deep into the woods, where a smart and attractive female guide and her charismatic, masculine rival must join forces to survive—and avoid becoming what they never wanted to be—PREY.