The untamed wilderness of 1887 Washington Territory is A Man's World. The survivor of more than one deadly ambush, Trace Burdette knows this better than anyone. Masquerading as a man, she prides herself on being the 'toughest hombre' this side of the Cascades, packing the pearl-handled pistols to prove it. The last thing she wants is Zebadiah Prescott, her new ruggedly handsome neighbor, ordering her around.

With more under his Stetson than hair, Zeb Prescott knows a man when he sees one, and isn't fooled by the little woman in masculine garb even if she can almost outride and outshoot him. Determined to win Trace, he confronts the danger facing them. Before they can have a future together, he must deal with the past. . . and the dangerous outlaw out to kill the woman he loves.