Seeking treasureâfinding pleasure
Penniless wildcatter Miguel Heydt has come seeking his fortuneâoilâon Suntop land. But the cranky old owner of the Colorado ranch will tolerate no mineral exploration on his spread, so Miguel hires on with the ranchâs haying crew and explores for oil at night.
Until a secret contract the rancher proposes is too tempting for Miguel to resist. In exchange for unlimited drilling rights, heâs to marry the old manâs daughter, Risa, and produce the male heir Ben craves.
Miguel woos, wins, beds and then weds Risaâfalls in love with her, too. But minutes after the wedding, she finds out what he did and she flees.
Eleven years later, Risa and Miguel meet at Suntop once more, and the fire between them is still there.
But how can she trust him again? A man whoâd marry her for drilling rightsâĻa man whoâd trade his own son for an oil well?