Mackenzie Leigh Butler had left Boston seeking magic and adventure in the wild Arizona Territory. She found both in California Smith. A white man raised as an Apache, Cal was a loner who trusted no one, fit in nowhere, and cared for nobody until Mackenzie stole his heart. But violence and tragedy killed their love before it could grow.

Now Mac is alone in a man's world, facing drought, rebelling ranch hands, and potential range war. Only one man can help her ... the man she once loved with all the passion of innocence ... the man she holds responsible for her father's slaughter ... the man she must trust again -- and who must trust her -- before the dangers of a lawless land destroy them both.