Bruce Latimore didn't usually make mistakes, but his daughter Mattie was sure he had made one in sending her to supervise the building of a railway across the Sudanese desert. She had plenty of qualifications, but no experience of Africa - and no experience in handling men like Ryan Quinn, who was running the project. Ryan made it plain that her presence was just a nuisance to him, but it soon became clear that Mattie wasn't going to be safe without his help...