THE MYSTERIOUS EAGLE IS JOINED BY A NEW SPIRIT MESSENGER IN THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL NATURE AND HUMANKIND—AND GREAT CHANGES BEGIN.

DHANI SINGH JONES is just about to take on a role he fulfilled during many lifetimes, as head of an ancient lineage of Earth Protectors. None too soon, because life on earth is heading toward a sixth mass extinction.

Only one big obstacle stands in his way. His heart.

Claire is missing. Law officers believe she's a runaway delinquent, rebelling from authority. While their search goes wide, Dhani can hear Claire in his mind, saying she's nearby, a captive of the man who took her. Trapped, injured from a fall, she doesn't know her exact location. On the edge, Dhani charges out ill-prepared into the teeth of a deadly blizzard to find her.

While he fights for survival, other dramas spill out all around.

Jo Rondeau's wildlife clinic is flooded with more animals suffering strange and terrible illnesses and deformities as she races to find the deadly source.

Sahm discovers that yet another guardian has come to raise up a new young leader at Lost Lake—the person least likely to lead anyone.

Startled by a vision revealed in lightning, Tia Leesha undergoes deep change, and decides to end petty divisions and pull Lost Lake's four tribes together into a force for good in the world. With secret alliances and dark agendas already in-play, though, who will be with her and who will resist?

Back in Washington, DC, investigating the murder of Steve Tanner's wife and child leads detective Tony Wyoming through more unexpected and dangerous turns. Each bend sheds greater light on a plot far more terrifying than he imagined. One of those turns will lead him into a deathtrap.

If the ending of Fiery Wings was a surprise, the final fast-turning pages of this segment in the Lost Lake series will stun you. . . leaving you eager for the next installment, Time of the Predators.