"Meredith Tolliver has cast off her old gray life as an investment banker. Enchanted by the warmth and bright colors of sunny Albuquerque, she's made a fresh, buoyant future for herself, turning her financial knowledge and her way with words into a new life as a reporter--far from the wintery secrets that weighted her down in Chicago. She's happy with being single, too ... until she meets the mysterious tycoon Archer Hanson. The conflicting rumors about him intrigue her as a reporter. Is he a self-made man? Or did he inherit his father's millions? Is he a fair boss? Or is he a ruthless tyrant? But when the handsome Archer takes her for a ride in his hot-air balloon--the magnificent Cloud Waltzer--it is Meredith's response as a woman that threatens her hard-won peace. Dare she respond to Archer's rugged charm and soar away into the unknown with him?"--Page 4 of cover.