Susanna Marston was educated, married, and widowed young.After the tragic death of her husband she leaves all she knows and heads for the one place that brings her comfort...her family ranch.Her plans take an unexpected turn, however, when she finds him lying in the middle of the road after a late night motorcycle accident.Royce Blackwater is wealthy, charming, and has yet to cross paths with a women who doesn't throw herself at him.So when Susanna's first instinct is to blow him off, Royce will stop at nothing to win her affection. He goes out of his way to buy a neighbor's property, and an abandoned goldmine, just to keep Suzanna within his reach.Then opportunity strikes. Susanna falls helpless due to a life threating rattlesnake bite, and Royce is there to sweep her off her feet.Will Susanna and Royce be able to find a balance between city and country life? Or will their two worlds push them apart as quickly as they were pushed together?