He was a threat to her life, her heart
Suddenly Verity's peaceful existence on the Argentine pampas was in jeopardy. The ranch her father managed was in trouble--and Ramon Vance had come to investigate.

It infuriated Verity that the overbearing Vance should have the power to evict them. While everyone else was soon eating out of his hand, she fiercely resented his presence in her home.

The fact that he was handsome, eligible and extremely macho only made matters worse!