Exquisite Natalie Vallance almost perished in the snow. The Indians -- amazed at her fragile form, her brilliant red hair -- find her, call her Fire-in-the-Snow, and make her mistress of Cloudcastle, a ranch high in the majestic Rockies... protector of sacred Indian ground... guardian of a treasure in buried gold.
She is sworn to protect the land from ruthless prospectors and mysterious drifters like Kane Covington. Once he, too, saved her life. They shared a night of passion she is ashamed to remember but will never forget. Who is he -- outlaw, swindler, or charming rogue? Why has he reappeared and what is he after? And why does his kiss, his touch, have the power to make her forget everything -- except how much she wants him?