A Woman With a Mission When headstrong Shadow Bedonie set out to uncover the mystery of the artifacts missing from her land, she never expected a confrontation with Mac Tshongely--or the sizzling attraction she felt. Yet despite her suspicions about this brooding wanderer, she found herself offering him a haven from the loneliness reflected in his eyes.... Mac knew the only things in life that endured were the ruins he'd unearthed. Where women were concerned, forever was not in Mac's vocabulary. But he found himself inexplicably drawn to Shadow and the promise of tomorrow she offered. And soon he began wondering if home could be where the heart is....