LOVE HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE... ... not a man wanted--dead or alive! For ten long years, Jake Walker has been on the run from murder, marshals, and bad memories. But now he has found Bess Beckley, whose caring heart and boundless soul could stop any man in his tracks. Two young brothers and a grieving pa were the only men in Bess's life. Knowing they needed her was enough... until the day tall Texan Jake Walker rode onto the ranch and awakened dreams of impossible things... like love and a life of her own! She is determined to take away the haunted look in Jake's eyes and make him hers--forever.