Even the coldest cowboy's heart can be ignited...

J–Bar ranch foreman, Jefe Malloy, pretty much keeps to himself—slinking around the edges of everybody else like an old coyote, doing his job and staying private. That is until Crispin Carrasco shows up. Lean, muscular, and with a motor mouth that won't quit, Crispin sparks something in Jefe—something the foreman didn't know was there. But how does a lone coyote approach the warmth of a fire? And more important, what would happen if that fire burned?