Jack French has had two long years of prison-ranch labor to focus on starting over, cleaning up his act and making things right. When he comes home to close-knit Beartooth, Montana, heβs bent on leveling the score with the men who set him up. The one thing he doesnβt factor into his plans is beautiful Kate LaFond.
With adventure-seeking in her blood, Kateβs got big dreams to chase and a troubled past to put to rest. And even though a red-hot connection to a woman with her own set of secrets isnβt part of Jackβs plans, he just canβt resist Kate and the gold cache sheβs afterβ¦even if it comes at a price.
But when Kate is accused of murder, he realizes sheβs not only a suspect, but a target. In the Montana wilderness, heβll do whatever it takes to keep her safe from a killer on a quest to rob them of their chance for a new, passionate life with each other.