title: Aftermath
author: Jackson, Lisa
description: Nineteen and burning with love, Tessa Kramer had given herself wholly to Denver McLean under the wide Montana sky. But that was only moments before flames had ripped through the McLean ranch, casting deadly suspicion on Tessa's ardor and leaving her dreams in ashes. Denver had abandoned her without a backward glance.
  
  Now, years later, he was back, a cold, embittered stranger. Yet beneath his harsh exterior was the man Tessa had never stopped loving. Desire rekindled, hot and fierce. Still, Denver harbored lasting scars from a long-ago blaze of passion and betrayal. Was it possible for Tessa to fight fire with fire?