Laura Shafton a fearful widow and a scarred beauty. So A terrifying encounter with a band of desperados left when a tall, dark stranger came knocking on her door,she greeted him with a rifle--cocked and loaded. Every instinct told her to turn Caleb McCurdy away-- his hard body hid a warm heart that melted all her fearsexcept she needed a man's help. Soon Laura discovered away. But the dark places in Caleb's past would dividethem, unless Laura could learn a tough lessonabout forgiveness.