Flames of wildfire in tribal lands of the Sierra Nevada Mountains uncover prejudice, murder and love too intense to extinguish. French Creek Mono Connie Blue has earned a reputation as one of the best 911 dispatchers in the county. She's dating Deputy Sheriff Tom Bliss and beginning to make a name for herself dancing at local Pow Wows. Newcomer Joseph Brant is a complication she doesn't need. And that's before trying to clear Brant's name puts her in direct opposition to Tom Bliss. Hot Shot Fire Fighter and wicked-handsome bad boy Joseph Brant never met a women he couldn't sweet talk 'til Connie Blue. Brant might not know much about his Mono heritage or settling down, but he knows this woman's his intended. Tribal elders are helping with some unsubtle matchmaking and the way Connie looks at him, watches his hands when he plays his guitar, gives him hope. His question is will she come around before he's framed for murder by a nest of local bigots.