Yale Conover lived for the thrill of the game. And though he was a man who scorned most of the laws made by mere men he never actually considered himself an outlaw. He preferred to think he was a law unto himself. Now his own code of justice had brought Yales life full circle for a decision to help a widow and children escape a gang of cutthroats had reunited him with Cara McKinnon the girl hed left behind. A girl no more Cara had become a courageous captivating woman who made him hunger for things a man like him normally avoided: home hearth and the love of a good woman! But could their rekindled love survive a desperate flight through the Badlands?