Mathildaโs world is changed the day the barn burns, for that day she loses her vision. She can still see what is right, however: continuing to ranch, here in the Dakota Territory. But she needs someone who will fight the men who killed her folks, kidnapped her siblings and aim to drive her off her land. Whom can she trust? The soft-voiced half- breed who promises to protect her? For Reed, the blind woman means redemption. A terrible mistake has set him on this quest that leads to her property, but her hands on his face, the touch of her lipsโeverything about Mattie feels right. But first he must overcome his past and the hatred inside, to look beyond, and to find what is valuable: not just redemption, but love.