Cindy is working in a restaurant in a little West Texas town when Russell Cade offers her a housekeeping job at his ranch. It's a huge old house on 3000+ remote acres. Against her best friend's advice, she accepts the job and moves to a room in the house. Cade is a stoic person who appears to have no sense of romance, and Cindy is not attracted to him. Cindy falls in love with the old house and the beautiful country. Cade is always a complete gentlemen. He spends all day working on the ranch and she has a hot meal ready for him when he gets home. They both love the arrangement. Their respect and admiration for each other gradually spawns a much deeper emotion - one that gets out of control in fuzzy stages. "Courtship of the Recluse" is a love story about two every day people who are having trouble communicating. No offensive language or explicit sex makes this a romance story for all ages.