Stella Brasher’s father is the only one who believes she saw an ogre in the woods. She loves her father’s fairy tales, but when he dies, they die with him. Finding herself in the care of an overbearing uncle, 19-year-old Stella manages to escape. Her disguise doesn’t fool Adam Quinn, who is also hiding something. When she uncovers his secret, will she discover a beast or a prince behind his handsome face? After winning a fight on a starry Kansas night, Adam Quinn, known in illegal boxing circles as the Salt Lake Smasher, doesn’t get to talk to a beautiful young woman before she disappears into the woods. Upon his release from a Colorado jail, Adam heads to Santa Fe’s promise of more lucrative fights. But when he unexpectedly meets the girl from the woods, he sees through her disguise. Is his attraction to her magical enough to get him out of the illegal boxing ring?