Sora,flint,and Skinner were from different clans,but became fast friends,although Sora & Flint's friendship turned into love & they married. Flint's love for Sora becomes obsessive to the point that he killed a man for looking the wrong way at his wife.Unable to live with his murderous rages he divorces Sora & moves back to his clan. Sora tries to bury her memories & grief of Flint by devoting her duties as the High Chieftess of her clan.Although she has re-married her love for Flint has never died. When their friend Skinner brings word of Flint's death Sora notices something different about him & when he starts revealing only things that she & flint knew its as if he carries a part of Flints soul inside him.Is this only a clever witchcraft of enemies who want to take her power of Chieftess? Or is it truly the spirit of Flint her never-forgotton love? Ive read Michael & Kathleen Gears other American Indian series but this 1st book in a triolgy has way more suspense,mystrey,obsessive erotic love & passion with a touch of the parnormal..rounding it out nicely with women who held power in a mans world, with native folklore. Is Flint's soul alive in Skinners body to reach out to Sora once again? or is it Skinner who wants Sora for himself? Or is there a deeper conspiracy in all of this? Lots of twists & turns in this story that kept me turning the pages...and an ending I didnt expect! Looking forward to the next 2 in the series.