Young Emily Brockinger had no idea how difficult the trip from Boston to her brother living in distant Colorado would be. An Indian attack on a convoy, the scorching heat of a desert prairie - is a fragile city woman able to cope with such trials? Salvation appears in the form of a dark stranger-guide. Can modest, well-bred Emily accept the proposal of the fearless Cloud Rider? And can she resist the flame of a passionate, stormy feeling that flared up in his heart?