Finally returning to the dilapidated family ranch Clay Cunningham once called home, he intends to restore it to its former glory…and to settle down and find himself a wife. Local girl Caroline McNevin is as fragile and innocent as Clay is proud and rugged. Yet there is something in her vulnerability that touches Clay. He wants her as his bride, but Caroline cannot be his….

Wife wanted! Love not required—Cattle rancher Rory Compton isn't looking for love—but he is looking for a wife. He wants a partner who will settle down with him in the Outback, a practical, down-to-earth woman who won't be seduced by the bright lights of the city. Glamorous fashion editor Allegra Sanders doesn't seem to fit Rory's criteria at all. With her model looks he can't trust that her growing attraction to him is for real. But that doesn't seem to stop Rory thinking about her—every minute of every day!