Dallas Brooks stuck his nose in where it didn't belong, but things seemed to have worked out okay. Dakota Vasquez is safe now and married to Dallas' new boss, Walker Barlow. This is closer than Dallas ever thought he'd get to the Barlows and the Snake River Ranch. What a coincidence...that's exactly where he wants to be. Honor Jones is desperate. Fired from her job as a bank teller after she's accused of theft, she can't find work in Star Valley. Word around town is that Snake River is looking for a ranch cook, and Honor's not above asking her former classmates Dakota and Cassidy for the job. The Barlows and their hired hands seem nice, and it takes every ounce of Honor's culinary skills to feed the perpetually hungry lot of cowboys. One takes a little too long to get through the chow line every night, and his lingering gaze has Honor going to bed feeling hungrier than ever. The slow burn between Honor and Dallas finally ignites into a wildfire, until the passion they share threatens to consume them both. Dallas' past is a mystery, but Honor doesn't care. The only thing that matters is the spark between them that seems to grow hotter every night. Suddenly the flames are doused when Snake River suffers a series of mishaps. A fire. An explosion. Dead cattle. And Honor's worst nightmare: Money is missing. In a desperate bid to save herself, she points the finger at Dallas, and the flame that brought her to life every night is finally snuffed out. Questions swirl around them like a twister. Who is Dallas? Is he here to bring down Snake River? Did he ever love her? Can she ever stop loving him?