An arrow attack against her cattle ranch puts owner Alicia Tanner into the path of Drekar and Taghan, her survivalist neighbors and warrior leaders of a stranded alien legion from a planet destroyed solely because of a long-standing feud and bitter betrayal by an arch enemy. Simply trying to exist privately and live out the rest of their days on Earth, the two men instantly recognize Alicia as the mortal mate they never expected to have. They do their utmost to lure her into bonding with them permanently as they use all nine levels of the Furies Mating Protocol to entice her. She's very tempted. But an unknown adversary stalks them, causing lots of trouble for the newly formed trio and their bliss at every hard won turn. Drekar and Taghan will fight to the death to protect Alicia from all foes. But can they stop the invisible opponent bent on her ultimate destruction?