Chera explains that she wants to follow the trail her great-great grandfather, Jedediah Ridgeway, followed when he brought his family out west. She has already secured permission from the Bureau of Land Management, and explains that, if she could only establish a trail on his land, she would be awarded a grant she desires - one that will help further her teaching career.

Kade Morgan recognizes her father’s name, Thatcher James, and that of her older brothers, lawyer Seth and newscaster Kipp. Still he hesitates, unable to trust her, until Chera shows him Jedediah Ridgeway’s diary. She explains that she wants to find the path that her distant relatives took, since that journey is part of her family’s heritage. More than that, however, she wants the grant to build the trail so that future students can understand the importance of their history, and of preserving the land.

Kade explains that the land means everything to him; however, despite his better judgment, he agrees to spend a week guiding her through his land, by horseback, to search for the path her relatives took through his land. Soon they embark on a journey filled with menace and suspicion.  That’s nothing, however, to the dangers that result from the heated desire that kindles between them. 

Ms. Munn has written a wonderful romance, filled with honest and caring characters, superb descriptions and an exciting, fast-paced plot. I couldn’t put it down. But Summer Flames is more than a great romance, for the author’s message runs deeper. Ms. Munn reveals how one senseless act can destroy a wilderness and touch all those who truly love nature.  In that respect, this book reaches far beyond the ordinary romance.