Gade Ryder returns to Eden, Texas, after twelve years to investigate a gang of rustlers on the family ranch. Had he accepted the job out of misplaced family loyalty or was it the compelling mystery of the devil¿s daughter keeping him in the one place he didn¿t want to be? Confronted by the memory of his mother¿s suicide and the father he blames for her death, Gade finds himself seeking comfort from the one woman he couldn¿t trust.
A criminal on the run
Blaze Marie Austin, once a little girl forced to be an outlaw, finds a chance at redemption by repaying the man who¿d saved her life. Only her savior¿s estranged son accuses her of betrayal and ignites a passion she can¿t deny.
When the little criminal is accused of murder, Gade¿s growing attraction for her could not only cost him his freedom, it may well cost him his life.