Zachary Barnes drowns while saving a young child, waking in a primitive wilderness world inhabited by shapeshifting predators. Worse, he occupies the body of a despised lynx who terrorized his young cub and earned the icy contempt of his black panther warrior mate, Matthew.
Relying on modern wilderness survival skills, Zachary sets hunting snares, cooks comforting meals, and patiently heals his terrified son's emotional scars. As a brutal wolf tribe prepares to raid their settlement before the winter freeze, Matthew begins to realize the cold monster he hated has transformed into an indispensable protector.
