It had taken all the courage Cora Whitmer possessed to leave her small town to attend nursing school, and when those plans fell apart, she had no idea what she would do next. A trip to Kansas to marry a wealthy rancher wasn't in her plans at all, but when her friends decide to investigate the possibility, she goes with them just to see if there could be something there for her. Upon arriving, she's anything but impressed—the place is dusty, smelly, and the rancher she was expecting is anything but wealthy . . . or a gentleman. Tenny Lawless has never seen a need for the finer things in life—as long as he has a bed and enough to eat, he's content. He finds cows a whole lot easier to understand than women, especially when it comes to Miss Cora Whitmer. Before long, though, she gets under his skin, and he realizes that she should be added to his list of needs. The matchmaker who brought them together may have been a crook, but perhaps she knew what she was doing after all . . .