A tragic accident had taken everything from Dane Cameron -- his wife, his child, even his skill as a surgeon -- so he'd come here to the New Mexico desert to practice a different kind of medicine. He was searching for a new beginning -- but he found something more....

He found Maria Youngbear, a dedicated doctor who awakened passions he had thought long dead. She -- and the beautiful daughter she was raising alone -- were a painful reminder of all he had lost, and a sweet glimpse of everything he stood to regain.

And she was offering him a second chance at love -- if only he could find the courage to take it....