<b>The hunt for justice...and love...begins</b><b> </b><P>Jack French has had two long years of prison-ranch labor to focus on starting over, cleaning up his act and making things right. When he comes home to close-knit Beartooth, Montana, he's bent on leveling the score with the men who set him up. The one thing he doesn't factor into his plans is spitfire beauty Kate LaFord. <P>With treasure-seeking in her blood, Kate's got big dreams to chase and a troubled past to put to rest. And even though a red-hot connection to a woman with her own set of secrets isn't part of Jack's plans, he just can't resist Kate and the gold cache she's after...even if it is cursed. <P>But when Kate is accused of murder, he realizes she's not only a suspect, but a target. In the Montana wilds, he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe from a killer on a quest to rob them of their chance of a new, passionate life with each other.