The sudden death of her brother brings Julia Weslin home to the High Horse, the family's sprawling yet cash-strapped Wyoming cattle ranch. A burnt-out member of the urban jungle, Julia is spiritually rejuvenated by the wild, still untamed land and reconnects to her home, family and heritage. Her sister wants to sell the property to a neighbor whose lucrative offer she finds irresistible, but Julia along with her irrepressible grandmother is fiercely determined to keep the High Horse in the family and to realize her brother's dream of saving a herd of wild mustangs that neighboring ranchers want destroyed. However, she cannot save the mustangs alone. Blowing into her life on a south wind from Texas comes a charming drifter of a cowboy, a skilled horseman who can touch the wildest places in a horse's nature. K.C. Houston is a bright beacon of hope for Julia--and the only person capable of helping her rescue the mustangs. As his inherent gentleness tames the spirited horses, K.C. affects the Weslin women as well especially the self-reliant Julia, whose neglected heart responds to his own unheeded passions. In this richly moving novel, three generations of a family on the verge of collision with its unfulfilled ambitions must put its faith in a lonely drifter and the power of nature to heal the deepest wounds.
