Hunter Maxwell has suffered from the savagery ofoutlaws and the faithlessness of a woman. And he will trustno female-nor will he rest until the raiders whodestroyed his family pay for their crimes.

"A woman in, need, a man in pain, in fury andfire they must now stand as one--to fight for somethingcherished, something lost ... and for a passionneither dreamed could live."In the brisk chill of Autumn, ravaged hearts will be reborn.

Returning to he Nevada ranch at the Civil War's end, Elyssa Sutton finds it picked bare by scavengers and coveted by determined men. Yet the proud young woman vows never again to abandon her Ruby Mountain home--though it means enlisting the aid of a dark and dangerous stranger who lives for revenge alone.

Hunter Maxwell has suffered from the savagery of outlaws and the faithlessness of a woman. And he will trust no female--nor will he rest until the raiders who destroyed his family pay for their crimes.

A woman in need, a man in pain, in fury and fire they musty now stand as one--to fight for something cherished, something lost. . .and for a passion neither dreamed could live.