Helen Ross a twenty-nine-year-old biologist is sent to a sleepy Rocky Mountain ranching town to defend a pack of wolves from those who want to destroy them. For in Hope Montana a century ago the wolf was slaughtered to extinction & though now protected by law as an endangered species the old hatred runs deep. Alone in this hostile place bruised by a broken love affair Helen struggles for self-esteem & survival embarking on a dangerous alliance with the son of her most ferocious opponent the brutal & charismatic Buck Calder.