Orris Spencer is an abomination. At least that was what his father said in 1886 before banishing him from their Fifth Avenue mansion and sending him across the continent to Oregon. Now Orris must try to find a place for himself on his brother's farm. His studies did little to prepare him for pioneer living, and when he's called on to help protect the livestock from a predator, he's not at all certain he's up to the task. Then he meets Henry Bonn, a strange and intriguing man who lives in a cabin in the hills. Orris's attraction to Henry may not be an abomination—but it may prove to be a greater danger than banishment.