She was only seventeen... And she was left alone in the world. In late eighteenth-century North America it was by no means safe to travel alone. The family, wild with poverty, whom the girl met on the way, decided... to sell her. Cherish Riley ran. Risking her life for the sake of freedom, she escaped from her pursuers in the wilderness. The girl had no idea that the brave hunter and his faithful dog would protect her from danger. And just a few hours later, this noble stranger proposed her hand and heart. Sloane Carroll met the most beautiful girl in the area and was sure that the heavenly creature would give warmth and care to the child who so needed it, who remained in their arms. And this man suffered defeat for the first time in his life. He had to understand: before winning a woman’s heart, he himself would have to lose his head from love.