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After a fateful encounter at a Manhattan gala, Jordanna Smith, a globe‑trotting huntress surrounded by wealth and privilege, seeks refuge in Idaho's rugged mountains with her father's hunting party. There she reunites with the enigmatic guide Brig McCord, the same man who sparked a forbidden desire in her. Their days are filled with the wild beauty of the hunt, but their romance is threatened by jealousy, betrayal, and a deadly secret that threatens to destroy everything they have built together.
Jordanna must confront hidden truths about her family and the past that has already claimed a life, forcing her to decide whether love can survive the shadows lurking in the high, wild beauty of Idaho’s peaks.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Janet Dailey
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