Lily, an endearing and scrappy young woman, is as hardworking and independent as they come. Haywood is a tough Texas outlaw who likes his liquor hard, his women soft, and his life free of fetters. So when he promised he'd keep an eye on his jailed brother's young wife, he faced the first problem his .45 couldn't solve.
Haywood would like to settle her someplace but finds it's not so easy to leave Lily behind. For one thing, she keeps coming up with what he needs: a horse, a gun, some money, the common sense he lacks. And when they journey together through the dangerous Wild West and he witnesses how brave she is, Haywood finds himself coming close to breaking the only law he has vowed to respect -- yielding to his desire for the one woman he knows he should not touch.
