He was the hardest of hard men Ice climber Quaid Perrault was as rugged and dangerous as the frozen monolith he'd come to Alaska to conquer. Four years earlier, Death Scream had tragically defeated him, and he owed his life to Valentine Larrabee's daring rescue mission. Now Val's presence posed a threat. Quaid was in love with her--wildly, passionately--and she was determined to climb with him. He had to stop her, force her to face the secret demons that drove her to make the brutal ascent. But he couldn't confront her without revealing his own private hell. He was terrified he'd fall again ....