Set in the late eighteen hundreds, this romantic story weaves us through a time in our country that is untamed and free. Set with the backdrop of the Colorado Territory, we find mystery, love and passion in this novel. The story opens with Shayleen O'Malley returning home after five years in Pennsylvania. She returns to the land she loves and Chance McCord, the man she has loved since she was eight years old. In a freak accident she meets Trace Cooper a loner, some call a mountain man. When she is forced to run the ranch after her father's accident it's Trace who comes to help. He finds himself captivated by the violet eyed beauty and hopes to change her affection from Chance to him. Through the entire story one finds themselves wondering which one will win the heart of Shayleen. Will it be the handsome Chance McCord the sheriff whom she has loved and wanted all her life, or the mountain man who has nothing to offer her but his heart and soul and his love. The story will keep one interested from the first page to the last and wanting to know more.