Desert Heat
ACROSS A SUNBAKED DESERT...

Kate Templeton didn't want rodeo champion Slade Montana back in her life, but she needed him. Eight years ago, she'd left him to his wandering ways and borne the son he'd never seen. Now she was frightened--of Slade's learning the truth...and of the fiery passion that hadn't died.

In fact, Slade knew about Michael, just as he knew he'd always yearn for Kate. Still, he was a drifter, driven by a secret terror, afraid to love. But when Michael was kidnapped, Slade vowed to fight for his son's safety. As he and Kate followed the dangerous desert trail to their child, they battled the raging heat--and their burning desire...