This is a story of murder and romance with cowboys and brave women, gangsters and drug runners, small towns and big mountains, cow horses and cattle. There is bad behavior, of course, and heroism. It is a slice of life where Jake Oar finds himself the target of a professional killer. In a high rural valley Jake Oar is quietly taking life one step at a time on his ranch and horses. His possibilities expand when he tangles with a beautiful woman. And things go from romantically complicated to dangerous at a cutting horse competition when Jake sees a friend die, murdered. Illegal drug running leads to more killings and soon Jake becomes prey. Bad timing and misunderstandings lead some vicious men to terrorize some of Jake’s lady friends. When big time drug dealers focus on Jake, they hire a professional hit man. Jake and his sheriff pal set a trap. But sometimes the cheese doesn’t survive the snap. Written with a free flowing humor that entertains as it supplies clues, suspicion, suspense, and surprises. Lyrical landscapes and a rich cast of characters combine to make it a wild romp.