A dangerous man lay near death at Rose Colby's feet—

and though logic told her to flee from the unpredictable half-breed, instinct whispered a different tale. Latigo was a worthy man who desperately needed her help—and her heart…!

The brave young woman made Latigo yearn for what he knew he could never have—acceptance, family…and love. Such things were not for the likes of him. For he was a renegade Apache, the white man's posse claimed, and could only bring the widowed Rose Colby more grief….