Katherine Taylor Winslow, reigning queen of American romance and confirmed city girl, yearned for oldfashioned heroes -- men who could put the fire of passion in a womans blood or the chill of fear in a mans heart with no more than a look. Cole Grayson had been called the Last Swashbuckler, rightful heir to Flynns sword and Gables grin, an eighteenthcentury man in a twentyfirstcentury world. His name was boxoffice gold and the world was hungry for knowledge about him. Why had Grayson had agreed to let her write his biography, when hed steadfastly refused so many others? Maybe the idea of having the queen of romantic fiction write the life story of the king of romantic heroes appealed to his sense of humor. Riding horses together across the Sierras, far from citys comforts and distractions, Katherine discovered that Americas heart-throb was indeed a hero, despite his determination to convince her otherwise. She loved him for introducing her to the wild, and for reigniting her passion, but could she make him realize his own desire for her?.