The wild man; he lived alone and he expected he would die alone. Left for dead by his brothers, trust did not come easily to Declan Connelly. He lived on the edges of society with his dogs and horses, engaging only when necessary to ensure his survival. For almost two years, this small cabin in the foothills of the mountains in Colorado had been his haven, until he made a necessary foray in to town and saw… her. Katie Burrows had accepted her lot, at the age of twenty-six she was an old maid and she was her father’s help mate. What did she care that the citizens of Boulder saw her male attire and thought her an oddity? She worked in the forge, she shod horses, what else could she wear? Then the wild man rode into town, and one look changed everything. Katie wanted to know his story, and she couldn’t resist meddling in his life. The result was something neither could ever have expected.