Life was supposed to be less complicated here… But it's not working out that way for Regan Flynn. Her new job at the high school came with a difficult boss andan even more difficult twelve-year-old student. And thenthere's the girl's charming cowboy father, the local horsetrainer with a penchant for rescuing damaged creatures. Will Bishop is doing his best to raise Kylie on his own.But protecting her from the truth just got a lot moredifficult with the arrival of the beautiful new teacher.Any future Will and Regan might have together wouldbe burdened by the secret he can't afford to reveal—to anyone.

Can he let the past go…and stake out a future? Ten years ago Brett Bishop made a bad mistake…and paid the price. Now he's finally come back to the Nevada ranching land he loves. He's not asking forgiveness, only the chance to see his little girl—the child his brother is raising as his own. That's all he wants. Except that's not all he gets when the new teacher moves to town. As if Claire Flynn didn't have enough on her hands with a school full of unruly kids—now she can't seem to leave him alone. But Brett won't let Claire help him reclaim a place in his family. And he doesn't deserve the special place she's carving out for him in her heart.