Somewhere on the edge of a long-forgotten land called the Great Open, two fiercely strong-willed, all-American high school boys come together-forging a relationship hotter than the blazing Eastern Montana summer sun. Cash McCollum, a short-tempered, fifth generation rodeo cowboy, finds his simple, black-n'-white world bulldozed over by rich, handsome Travis Hunter, star jock of the football team. And what begins as a secret liaison between them, eventually stirs up into an impish, and sometimes humorous, whirlwind of gossip-awakening the small, sleepy town of Miles City. ."you 'n Travis seem to be slidin' into a real comfy corner." A corner that Cash's older brother, Clayton is not okay with. As time passes, and the friendship deepens, it's their extreme popularity that continues to attract a whole lot of unwanted attention-thrusting them from the closet into the middle of local limelight. From the beginning, the stakes are high with each risking a lot. Cash cannot lose sight of the rodeo crown title, All-Around Cowboy, at his fingertips; and Travis is dead-set on taking the football team to state championship-gaining the trophy of Most Valuable Player for himself as well. Compounding this star-studded drama, these two boys also discover their worlds are COMPLETELY different-with nothing to bind them together but an unbridled attraction and a fierce determination to make the relationship work. "We're comin' from two different cultures-can't you see that? Cash forces Travis to smell the roses. "You obviously come from money. I don't. I never will." It's Travis' persistence, however, that keeps them glued together. ."I can't live without you, Cash, because it's you. who makes me a betterguy ." Under the Big Sky unveils a world that many overlook, or refuse to acknowledge. It is where the human heart beats as strong as ancient echoes of Indian drums along a mighty and untamed Yellowstone River. Within its pages, you'll be take