"It sounds like a sweet deal, almost too good to be true, The U.S. Army needs horses--plenty of 'em--and the Sugarloaf Ranch has got 'em. The only problem? Getting a herd safely to Fort Craig in New Mexio without losing lives or spilling blood. If anyone can do it, it's legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen. For backup, he's bringing his new friend Dean McKinley, a young cowboy who helped him stop a robbery in Big Rock. He's a good man, a hard worker, and together they manage to lead the horses to Socorro without incident. That's when their luck runs out... Her name is Virginia Griffin. A fetching femme fatale with a stable of male admirers, she takes a quick shine to McKinley--and sparks an all-out brawl with a jealous suitor. But before this powder keg explodes, Smoke gets word of an Apache ambush at Fort Craig, so he and McKinley head off to help--leaving the horses at the mercy of thieves. By the time they return, half the horses are gone--and the race is on. Smoke and McKinley head off across the barren badlands in pursuit of the gang, rumored to be led by a notorious outlaw known as Lobo del Desierto--the Desert Wolf. To make matters worse, this leader may be connected to a band of Mexican revolutionaries with a deadly plot of thier own. Not to mention that vixen Virginia, who may be at the center of it all...." -- Provided by publisher.