As heir to a title and great wealth, Will Masterson should have stayed home and tended his responsibilities. Instead he went to war. Now, after perilous years fighting the French, he intends his current mission to be his last. But all his plans are forgotten when he arrives in the small mountain stronghold of San Gabriel and meets her. Knowing herself to be too tall, strong, and unconventional to appeal to a man, Athena Markham has always gloried in her independence. But for the first time in her life, she finds a man who might be her match. Two of a kind, too brave for their own good, Athena and Will vow to do whatever it takes to vanquish San Gabriel's enemies. For neither will back down from death, and only together can they find happiness and a love deeper than any they'd dared imagine.

After shirking his title and great wealth, Will Masterson is hoping to wrap up his military years, spent fighting the French, until he meets fiercely loyal Athena Markham in the tiny mountain stronghold of San Gabriel.

"As heir to a title and great wealth, Will Masterson should have stayed home and tended his responsibilities. Instead he went to war. Now, after perilous years fighting the French, he intends his current mission to be his last. But all his plans are forgotten when he arrives in the small mountain stronghold of San Gabriel and meets her. Knowing herself to be too tall, strong, and unconventional to appeal to a man, Athena Markham has always gloried in her independence. But for the first time in her life, she finds a man who might be her match. Two of a kind, too brave for their own good, Athena and Will vow to do whatever it takes to vanquish San Gabriel's enemies. For neither will back down from death, and only together can they find happiness and a love deeper than any they'd dared imagine" -- provided by publisher.

As heir to a title and great wealth, Will Masterson should have stayed home and tended his responsibilities. Instead he went to war. Now, after perilous years fighting the French, he intends his current mission to be his last. But all his plans are forgotten when he arrives in the small mountain stronghold of San Gabriel and meets her. Knowing herself to be too tall, strong, and unconventional to appeal to a man, Athena Markham has always gloried in her independence. But for the first time in her life, she finds a man who might be her match. Two of a kind, too brave for their own good, Athena and Will vow to do whatever it takes to vanquish San Gabriel's enemies. For neither will back down from death, and only together can they find happiness and a love deeper than any they'd dared imagine.

Como heredero de un título nobiliario y una enorme fortuna, Will Masterson debería haberse quedado en casa para ocuparse de sus responsabilidades. En cambio, se fue a la guerra. Después de unos peligrosos años combatiendo contra los franceses, quiere que esta misión sea la última. Sin embargo, todos sus planes se esfuman en cuanto llega al pequeño bastión montañoso de San Gabriel y conoce a... Atenea siempre ha creído que es demasiado alta, fuerte y excéntrica como para atraer a un hombre. Y aunque está orgullosa de su independencia, por primera vez en la vida encuentra a un hombre que tal vez pueda estar a su altura. Como dos almas gemelas, cuya valentía los expone al peligro, Atenea y Will harán todo lo que esté en su mano para derrotar a los enemigos de San Gabriel. Ninguno de los dos se arredrará ante la muerte, y solo estando juntos encontrarán la felicidad y un amor más profundo de lo que jamás habrían soñado.