Born into a sprawling ranching family, rugged Harden Tremayne was the toughest, wildest man ever to come out of Texas. And the loneliest. Until he met Miranda Warren, the lovely Chicago widow who aroused feelings too long denied -- and a yearning for something that could never be his... Miranda had never felt anything as overwhelming as her passion for the long, lean cowboy. But Harden couldn't give her the one thing she so desperately craved.... Then she discovered the tragic secret he harboured deep in his soul. She loved him... But was her love enough to melt his hard, hungry heart and help them make a new life -- together?