Bold, defiant, wild. That was their land. that was their love. She was raised in the East as a lady, but when her father is murdered, Bryony Hill decides to travel to the untamed, the unfamiliar Arizona Territory and her father's ranch. Ambushed en route, brutally treated by a gang of men eager to quench their lust, Bryony - exquisite, genteel, and totally alone - is rescued by an aloof, arrogant stranger known only as "Texas" - a stranger who awakens in her with one kiss a hunger that frightens her even as it thrills her.