The life of the paid mercenary is practical to Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange. The jungles of SOUTH USA could make his former job like a ranch supervisor for his friend Jay Pendleton look like a cakewalk, but it’s nothing that the former Green Beret can’t deal with. A woman’s heart, however – that’s harmful territory. Back in Texas, Grange’s biggest issue was avoiding Peg Larson and all the complications being drawn to the girl of his foreman would entail. Now Grange will need all his training to help General Emilio Machado gain control of the tiny South American country of Barrera; when Peg gets there unannounced, she’s a distraction he can’t avoid. She’s determined to show Grange she can be useful on and off the battlefield. Once she breaks through his armor, traversing the wilds of the Amazon will prove an easier task than defending himself against her earning charms….