Love and marriage is one path Preston Mitchell has no desire to travel down again. His ranch is his life and if a woman cannot appreciate his dedication to it, she has no place in his life. He learned that lesson the hard way when his marriage ended because his wife wanted more. But then a dark-haired beauty enters the diner and he cannot resist having a taste of what she is offering. Discovering the man in her life already has a wife is enough to discourage any woman from taking a chance on another man but when that man is the sexiest cowboy to walk on two legs, Deidra Gates might have to rethink things. Visiting Clifton for Christmas is a wonderful way to get past her disappointment but when she decides it might be a place to start anew, how a certain man feels about it plays heavily into her decision-making. Feelings are dangerous and making assumptions even more so. When Deidra reminds Preston she is leaving after the holidays, his response is not what she hopes for so she prepares to have her heart broken. Preston fears having his heart ripped to shreds by yet another woman so keeps his feelings to himself, only what happens when the heart wants what it wants?