For those who like a little intrigue and mystery with their romance novels...not to mention more intelligence and sensitivity...come and join the Lion Dance. Elayne Hawkins, advertising director for a cosmetics firm, finds her comfortable life shattered when she is falsely accused of corporate sabotage. Fleeing into the Colorado mountains to rethink her life, she never expected that her departure from the trail would find her face to face with a full-grown African lion! Much less did she think to find herself enthralled by the beast's handsome guardian, the reclusive and secretive artist Anthony Kivella. Trust doesn't come easy between them, especially when Elayne hears the rumors concerning Anthony and a very dead body found near the artist's mountain cabin. Despite the fear, Elayne finds herself falling under the spell of the leonineman who becomes the eye of the storm around her. Yet even as they discover their passion for each other, Elayne and Anthony find themselves drawn into a twisted plot of subterfuge, revenge, and murder so dangerous that even the king of beasts might not be enough protection to keep them alive-