Now she s a sheriff s deputy and has managed to

put the past behind her. It s been a long time since the

gossips of Treetop, Wyoming, have speculated on the

identity of Joe Ryan s father, and Sophie would prefer that

didn t change. But on a crisp fall day, Sophie s past comes

back--in the form of Luke "Maverick" Salinger,

the man who abandoned her when she needed

him most.

It s Sophie s iob to arrest Luke on an old warrant, even

though she knows the rumors will start to fly as soon as she

gets the cuffs on him. The citizens of Treetop think they

know who Joe s father is, but the truth is a mystery--

even to Sophie.