Wade Hammond had seen Kat McIver's kind before-a soft and pampered city girl. He knew all about them...or so he thought. His fierce desire for Kat surprised and unnerved him. After all, where could it lead?

Kat knew Wade was a man to be reckoned with. Every powerful inch of him was designed to conquer the land, cattle and women. But Kat wasn't about to be lassoed like a longhorn stray. She had goals she'd worked long and hard to achieve. And those dreams didn't include life on a Texas ranch, no matter how compelling the Texas cowboy...

No, falling in love didn't fit into Kat's plans. But she hadn't known how tough it would be to resist the tenderness of Wade's kisses...or the heat of his passion.