Grady Ryan is happy doing the job he loves in the rural town of Deepwater Valley. His mother is more determined than ever to marry him off, but he has neither the time nor the inclination to look for wedded bliss. When Lara Williams moves into town with her daughter, to take up the veterinary practice, Beth sees her chance to hone her matchmaking skills. Fate keeps throwing Lara and Grady together when her wayward daughter needs the heavy hand of the law and more than ramps up the heat between them. But Grady knows Lara is hiding something and he intends to find out what it is before he gets in too deep.

The last thing Sassie O’Leary needs is a man in her life after the last disastrous affair. She decides to concentrate on building herself a life, and buys a rundown home in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing without looking at it first. Big mistake but the old place has good bones and will do up nicely. Mothering people and fixing things is what she does best. Riley Cooper thinks she's bitten off more than she can chew and goes out of his way to prove it to her. What neither of them expect is the chemistry that fires up between them. Sassie makes him a deal. Sex with no strings attached - she’s not looking for a forever relationship and neither is he. Too stubborn to give in and admit they're falling for each other, both Riley and Sassie almost lose the one thing they desperately want when her childhood best friend comes to visit. Smooth talking Finn gets more than one heart racing with his sexy Irish voice and charm but can he convince Sassie that they should be together as he’s always thought?