For twelve years he rode as an officer of the United States Army. For one year he served as an apprentice warrior of the Apaches. Torn between two loyalties, Nathanial Barrington prays he has found the peace he sought for so long. By the side of Clarissa, his star-crossed mate, he marks his stake as a rancher on land no one else dares claim, deep in Apache territory. But Barrington's respite is short-lived. For the Apache nation is caught between the pincers of the bluecoats from the north and the Mexicans from the south. And under the fiery leadership of Geronimo, Barrington's brother warrior, the tribe is ready to break free. Bloodshed, abduction, and revenge strike close to Barrington's home and heart. Now, taking the name Sunny Bear, the White Apache Nathanial Barrington will don the skin of a cougar and venture out on a hunting foray that will leave him prey to every man's greatest fear...