A Woman From The Past....When he first finds himself at an old west hanging in the middle of Quinn Texas, Elliot realizes that he probably hit his head a little harder than he thought when he ran his brother's truck into a tree.It's only a concussion-induced delusion, but he rescues the beautiful outlaw from the gallows all the same.When the delusions clear, and she's still with him, he figures he's either losing his mind, or else that amulet his archaeologist sister-in-law dug up has some kind of strange powers, after all.Regardless of how she got from her time to his, Esmeralda Montoya claims the Texas Brand is rightfully hers.His family want her gone. His sister Jessie would prefer to skin her alive. But all Elliot wants to do is kiss her, hold her, love her, and keep her in his world forever.