About the book: 1983 / She was what he always strived for... At seventeen, Katherine Ash was defeated in her long-standing struggle with Rule Jackson, and then ran away to the big city. At twenty-five she returned, confident in herself and her newfound independence, and ready to challenge him again. But Rule has upped the ante, and now her heart is on the line—a heart, as Katherine finally realized, that has always belonged to him..