Rancher was a virgin at 40, until a woman asked him to stay in his barn during the storm In the arid north of Mexico, where the desert wind whispers secrets that only the lonely can hear, lived Diego Mendoza, a man shrouded in mystery and solitude. His ranch stretched across acres of dry land, surrounded by distant mountains that drew toothed silhouettes against the infinite sky. The ruthless sun had caressed her skin to tanned leather, and his hair black contrasted with green eyes, an inheritan