Josie Delmar had spent the morning hauling water for cattle and dealing with lazy ranch hands. She had no time for the suave stranger waiting on her from porch.

But Gavin McClure was here to stay. As the silent partner in Josie's ranch, he was here to protect his investment. When Gavin shed his pinstripes for the jeans and spurs of a cowboy, Josie's heart was lost. His kisses were sweeter than a potent country wine; his passions as wild and untamed as the western plains. Gavin McClure proved that a man's strength ran deep--more than skin deep. And Josie's resistance was growing weaker by the minute ....