Once upon a time, the role of pampered and protected princess-wife was what Amber Johnson had wanted. But then reality stepped in, and she began searching for something more: self-reliance and independence. Fleeing to the untamed landscape of Colorado, Amber found a new life uncomplicated by men or money... until Jake Kassidy appeared. From their first tempestuous meeting, there was no denying the electricity that crackled between them. But shadows from both their pasts still pursued them —- threatening their lives as well as their love....