When Reason Cordell returns to the Stirrup C, lonely and sick with a cough that won't quit, he's informed by his friend, Cole Dansing, that the woman he loves more than life itself is engaged to be married to an extremely wealthy and jealous man.And when Paul Jefferson hears of Reason's return and hires a few fast guns of his own to eliminate this rival, Reason has to fight for his life against impossible odds to try and win back the woman who's forever claimed his heart.But Rachel is no easy catch for any man, regardless of the ring she wears on her finger. And Paul Jefferson has no qualms about using Rachel as bait to lure Reason into a trap from which there is no return.