The one thing you can’t buy is love… I lost a gambling wager, and now I have a debt to pay to my business rival. I can either fork over the intellectual rights to the new app I just created that's predicted to earn millions, or I can return to my hometown in the Texas desert and convince the one who got away to fall in love with me again. The only thing is, I don’t do love. In fact, I’ve been accused of being heartless. But now I find myself packing up and heading back to my roots and the one person I swore never to see again, the one I gave my heart to years ago and who crushed it beneath the heel of her boot. Life isn’t so bad. The café I’m running with my cousin Leann in our small hometown is doing well, and I’m surrounded by the same family and friends I grew up with. As a single mom I think I’ve made a pretty good life for myself and my son, even if his dad isn’t around. But when Cord steps into the restaurant again one day out of the blue, suddenly my world is turned upside-down. Why did he come back now? And what does he want? **Get ready for a thrilling ride in this tale of secrets and second chances, where the bet is on love, and no one wants to lose…