Byron Garrett has found peace as the foreman on the Circle W ranch. He's far from his controlling father, and the demands that Byron make him proud as a pro football player. Byron's first love is horses, and the cowboy doesn't need a woman to share his life. At least, not until a bubbly artist shows up, and does her best to get inside the corral he's built around his heart. Vivi is everything he wants, but nothing he needs … or is it time for him to open his heart? Vivi Beckett is searching for a place that feels like home. And after traversing the country, she's finally found it in the beautiful wilds of Oregon. She'll use the inheritance left her when she was orphaned to buy herself a place to live and create her art. But after meeting Byron, Vivi suspects her dream won't be enough to bring her happiness … not unless he's at her side. Can she convince him to trust again? When Vivi discovers that her inheritance is in jeopardy, her dreams are at risk. Unless Byron is willing to help her make them work in a different, and perhaps even better way, as a cowboy's sweetheart.