He’s a rich 38-year-old bachelor who can have any woman he wants.She’s his 53-year-old Negro maid he’s known for years.And neither of them cares.Beau is a successful white banker in Rose Lake, Montana who is pressured to marry at every turn. People can’t understand why Beau who has his pick of many young, delicious women of his station hasn’t married, but Beau knows why.How can he marry when he can’t marry the one he wants? Miss Ruthie is the only woman who excites his soul and thrills his heart, and after years of lusting over her shamelessly, Beau finally makes his move and gets a pleasant surprise when she responds.