The valley's fate was in Rafe's hands

Everyone wanted to know whether Rafe Glyndower would turn over his father's centuries-old estate to modern lead mining.

Catherine's uncle was a farmer-tenant whose livelihood would be ruined; he convinced Catherine that she must confront Rafe.

She had known Rafe from childhood. But now he was a man: powerful, handsome--and married. Which shouldn't have mattered, except that suddenly much more was at stake for Catherine than the fate of her uncle's farm!