Willow Everett carries the Pony Express legacy in her blood and a heart made of flint. Tracking the notorious outlaw Jack Blackwood across the unforgiving Texas Panhandle is her only focus, and she does not need a babysitter. But the trail is dangerous, and she finds herself forced to partner with the one man who gets under her skin. Hunter Pendleton is a rough bounty hunter with muscles corded like iron and a gaze that misses nothing. He views Willow as a distraction, yet he cannot deny the raw edge of attraction simmering between them. As they navigate the isolation of the high plains, their rivalry transforms into a tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Caught in a storm with nowhere to run, the power dynamics shift. Hunter demands compliance for her own safety, and his methods are as old-fashioned as the frontier itself. Willow must decide if she will fight his authority or surrender to the rugged discipline of the man who has captured her desire.