Sofia has run out of options. In the unforgiving heat of the Nevada Territory, survival means indenturing herself to the hardest man in the valley. Yusuf Martinez is a rugged rancher with a temper as volatile as the desert storms and a gaze that strips away her defenses. He does not want a woman on his cattle drive, but he owns her debt, and he intends to extract every ounce of labor she owes him.