He'd been stripped of everything

Detective Sam Moore had lost his badge, his job, his dignity. Now he was a fugitive, headed both for Marly Kramer's horse farm and for Marly's young charge, an eleven–year–old eyewitness to the murder of which Sam had been accused .

Marly had been looking for a strong, hardy horseman. Soon enough, the way Sam filled out a Stetson and jeans convinced her she needed Sam. But then she began to suspect the horrible truth that Sam had really come, not for her, but for the young child she'd sworn to protect.

LAWMAN There's nothing sexier than the strong arms of the law!