Returning to her Wyoming ranch at the Civil Wars end Elyssa Sutton finds itpicked bare by scavengers and coveted by determined men. Yet the proud youngwoman vow... » 

Returning to her Wyoming ranch at the Civil Wars end Elyssa Sutton finds itpicked bare by scavengers and coveted by determined men. Yet the proud youngwoman vows never again to abandon her Ruby Mountain home though it meansenlisting the aid of a dark and dangerous stranger who lives for revenge alone.Hunter Maxwell has suffered from the savagery of outlaws and the faithlessnessof a woman. And he will trust no female nor will he rest until the raiderswho destroyed his family pay for their crimes. A woman in need a man in painin fury and fire they must now stand as one to fight for something cherishedsomething lost ... and for a passion neither dreamed could live. In the briskchill of Autumn ravaged hearts will be reborn. «