Quote:Wounded, dehydrated, and escaping and violent feud with the men of Bob Sutton's ranch, Trace Jordan is near collapse when he descends from the heat of the desert into a cool, secluded canyon. He wakes to find a beautiful woman gently caring for his injuries. Maria Cristina and her family have also suffered at the hands of Sutton and his men. The experience has left her hostile and defiant. But Jordan sees another side of Maria, and the more time they spend together, the greater his concern for her safety becomes. Sutton's men are watching and waiting for him to show himself. If he escapes, Maria will be left behind to face their brutality. But if he convinces her to join him, he will be leading her into a heat-blasted, waterless desert. And if that doesn't kill them, the Apaches will.
From the Paperback edition.
They had him cornered on a canyon rim with no way to go but down. There was a rock as big as a buckboard right on the edge of the cliff. Trace Jordan took hold and heaved, and the rock rolled free. Then he heard the echoing screams of a man and horse falling away into darkness . . . Once again, storyteller L'Amour thrills readers with a vividly authentic tale of the old West. Reissue.