A dangerous man lay near death at Rose Colby's feet – and though logic told her to flee from the unpredictable half-breed, instinct whispered a different tale. Latigo was a worthy man who desperately needed her help – and her heart… ! The brave young woman made Latigo yearn for what he knew he could never have – acceptance, family… and love. Such things were not for the likes of him. For he was a renegade Apache, the white man's posse claimed, and could only bring the widowed Rose Colby more grief… .