Escaping the ravages of the Civil War, a gently reared lady must leave behind everything she knows — and trust her life and her future to a dangerous gunfighter with a passion for vengeance.

A team of prize Arabian horses is all that Willow Moran has left—and Caleb Black is the only man who can help her reach her brother in the Colorado Rockies. But she fears this stranger who burns to avenge the wrongs of treacherous men. For Caleb is as wild and unpredictable as the uncivilized land he loves. Yet, though she challenges him at every turn, the spirited southern lady knows this proud, enigmatic loner is her destiny. And no matter what peril awaits, they must face it together—for Willow has become a fever in Caleb's blood . . . awakening a need so fierce that he would defeat the devil himself to possess her.

With a team of Arabian horses, Willow Moran leaves her Civil War-ravaged home, hoping to join her brother in the Colorado Rockies--entrusting her fate to a dangerous gunfighter who is torn by twin passions for vengeance and a woman's tender touch.

As wild as the uncivilized land he loves, Caleb Black guides the gently reared Willow with revenge in his heart--challenged at every turn by the spirited southern lady who has become a fever in his blood. . .and who awakens within him need so fierce he must possess her at any cost.

Elizabeth Lowell's many novels include New York Times bestsellers The Wrong Hostage, The Color of Death, and Die in Plain Sight. Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and Midnight in Ruby Bayou were also instant New York Times bestsellers. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Washington with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.

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Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido más de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudónimo.