Josiah Jones was a bear of a man - certainly nothing like the mere boys whp'd paid court to Tatiana as Countess Karanova. This man personified the wild, untamed lands that called to her own unhappy soul.

Tatiana brought something new to the California wilderness - a cool, aristocratic beauty, and courage enough to match any man's. But Josiah was a mountain man with a broken heart. He knew such a jewel could never share his wanderlust or his life - especially if she discovered his secret.