
Leland Loring isn't quite sure what brought him to the obscure African archaeological dig. It might have been the sensual allure of gorgeous Maria Benedetti. or the more practical inducement of the wildly generous fee she'd offered him for his services as guide. But he feels deep in his bones that they're on to something—something incredible, awesome, inexplicable—something spawned from an unknown ancient time—something that will soon plunge them both into a realm of unbridled lust, unimaginable fear, and inescapable terror...