The War Between the States was over, but it had torn their world apart. Clint McCabe came back branded a traitor. He'd dared to swap his gray uniform for blue. Enchanting Dancy O'Neal had spent the war years in Ireland, dreaming of going home. Determined to claim her heritage, she returned to the rocky ridges of Tennessee to discover that Clint now held the land bequeathed to her.

As a boy he'd been her childhood nemesis. As a man he captured her heart. Passionate and proud, the two enemies and soon were instantly clashed. Then In a world aflame with fighting for their lives. Then they learned of secret treachery and intrigue, their passion blazed with the white-hot fury of a love that would not be denied.