Dear Reader,

 

What a ride this book has been! From Utah to New Mexico, the hard way. Not for me, mind you, but for Kara Detmeyer. Days spent on horseback, nights spent on the hard ground, working daylight to dark in mercurial weather. Only a good cowboy (which is the highest praise, by the way, that one working cowboy can give another) can survive—never mind thrive—in such circumstances. Well, Kara Detmeyer is a good cowboy, gender irrelevant; but that’s only part of what makes her THAT SPECIAL WOMAN!. for Ryeland Wagner.

 

It takes a strong, determined individual to excel at the physically and mentally demanding work of ranching, whatever his or her attributes and talents may be. Throw in an old-fashioned cattle drive over a great distance, mix with threats and sabotage, and you have a situation that few could master. Now add a touch of gender bias, a wary young boy and a heart overflowing with love for a single father who’s vowed never to love again. Only a tough, talented, stubborn, generous, loving, pure-hearted woman could come out on top of that one! Such a woman is Kara Detmeyers.

 

She is, essentially, Rye Wagner’s exact female equivalent—except in one regard. It takes a certain courage to love as Kara does, unconditionally, without restraint or requirement. It’s a kind of courage that Rye no longer possesses and for good reason. So what’s a woman to do?

 

I hope you enjoy Kara’s journey as much as I have.
Besides, after all, that’s the whole point!

 

God bless,