Leila Cortland, wild child of the Rocky Mountains, is strapped with responsibility when her father’s tragic and mysterious death leaves her in charge of the family business and her ailing grandfather. Desperate for help, she hires Derek Shelton, a handsome loner, passing through her mountain land. She thinks her prayer’s have been answered until the tables turn, and Derek puts her livelihood and her heart at risk.Unbeknown to Leila, the death of her father throws Derek’s life into turbulent chaos, leaving him torn between protecting his own life, or saving hers from a villainous madman intent on destroying her.