Her rival was a mountain.

When Renata Armstrong met Grant Fowler in Nepal, she was overwhelmed by his honest approach. "We both know what's happening here—we're going to be lovers and probably get married."

Still numb from the loss of her father, brother and boyfriend in a mountaineering accident, Renata was finally ready to love again—until she discovered that Grant was in Nepal to climb Everest.

She had vowed never to let another climber in her life. But it was too late. And once again the mountains threatened to keep Renata from a man she loved....