Sam Jenkins' marriage was going through a rough patch. He had made the mistake of naming his daughter after someone who came close to ruining his forthcoming marriage three years ago, and Estelle wasn't taking kindly to this. To further complicate his life, a pride of lions in his division of the Kruger National Park started preying on his game rangers. Then the new post-graduate student arrived in Satara. Amy Gordon was doing her Doctorate on cheetah behaviour. She was a stunning woman who shared Sam's passionate love for the African wilderness. Using the neighbouring Mozambique as a base, a small band of terrorists is planning to destroy the lucrative tourism industry in South Africa by wreaking havoc in the Park. Against this background, the relationship between Sam and Amy develops into something that threatens to destroy them both.