When an open life in San Diego beckoned, Alex Arzano left the oppressive Southwest town of his childhood without a second thought--until now. Working on his Uncle Frank's New Mexico ranch isn't Alex's first choice of ways to spend the summer, but it turns out not to be as bad as he'd feared: the scenery is beautiful... and not just the landscape, either. Frank has put ranch hand Oro Torres in charge of Alex's training, and everything about Oro, from his gorgeous accent and muscled forearms to the way he handles a horse, is completely captivating. Alex is quicker to learn than Oro expects, and the tension between them rises just as fast. Finally, close quarters and exhilaration push them to take that last step--and after that, there's no turning back.