"Dorothy Garlock is the undisputed grand mistress of the frontier novel." - ROMANTIC TIMES With a derringer in her pocket, Mara Shannon McCall rode toward the home she barely remembered, determined to reclaim the ranch that was her father's legacy - only to find a wounded man across the trail. He was beaten and bloody, but Pack Gallagher was unmistakably a fighter. With a shuddering wave of desire, Mara knew he could fight by her side against the outlaws on her land. Here was a lover who could hold her forever - or the one man who could break her heart...