Seven years ago Amanda Carson watched her affluent, well-respected family lose both face and fortune. Then her childhood crush&mdash;ice-cold cowboy Jace Whitehall&mdash;made her an offer she <I>had</i> to refuse. Now Amanda has returned to Casa Verde, Jace's luxurious home. And Jace isn't about to let her forget who she is or what she's lost.<P>Yet beneath their heated words, something simmers, waiting. For what once drove Amanda from this land may be the one thing that can make her stay.