When their plane crashes in the remote reaches of the Northwest Territories, confident businesswoman Rusty Carlson finds herself hurt and alone with a man she can't stand to be around. Vietnam vet Cooper Landry holds a deep-rooted grudge against beautiful women, but he's survived far worse and he'll be damned if he lets them both die in the wilderness.

The ex-soldier's training has prepared him with the skills to defend against the predators in the dense woods--both animal and human--but that's not all that awaits the couple. What Rusty and Cooper couldn't have expected is their shared desire for more than just survival...