For Caleb Anderson, there was nothing better than family. He was closer to the two brothers he’d “adopted” at the orphanage after his parents’ death than anyone else in the world. Now, he found himself wanting to be closer to his best friend, Darcy, the girl next door and the woman of his dreams. Telling her how he really felt would have to wait until he and his brothers managed to make the Freedom Ranch profitable. Unfortunately, he hadn’t counted on a snooty doctor riding in and sweeping Darcy off her feet. Now he wasn’t going to be the man waiting at the altar—but he was going to be the Maid of Honor. Darcy Langley had fallen in love with Caleb the moment she’d seen him wrestling a calf in a rainstorm. Like the heroes in the romance novels she loved, he was virile and masculine—and wanted to be her friend. Ugh, she hated the “friend” card. However, since he and his brothers had bought the ranch next door to her father’s, she kept silent about her feelings and tried to convince herself that being friends with the sexy cowboy was enough. After turning her ankle—and the head of a handsome doctor—she found her spirits buoyed by the flattering attention. Saying yes to his proposal was easy. Walking down the aisle however, was another thing entirely. Especially when she only had eyes for her maid of honor.

Cole Shepherd’s quiet demeanor and imposing height made people think of him as a gentle giant. But there was a fire simmering beneath his serene surface. Working the ranch that he and his brothers owned was a dream come true—especially after the childhood they’d each had and the almost debilitating rodeo injury that had left him with a slight limp. The life he had should be enough, except there was still one thing missing. Grace Holden had suffered some hard knocks in life. The death of her parents and the loss of her family ranch had left her with limited expectations. So when Cole bought her basket at the Fourth of July picnic, she tried not to let her hopes rise. However, the more time she spent with the shy cowboy, she couldn’t help but secretly hope that he would see past her big girl exterior to the true heart beneath. A heart that beat with love just for him.

Kyle Masters’ stormy past had left a dark mark on his soul and his outlook on life in general. The two men he called brothers were the closest thing he had to an intimate relationship. His brothers had found love and he was happy for them, but that didn’t mean his life had to change. Unfortunately, spunky nurse Amanda Jones had other ideas. The outspoken woman pushed past his barriers and forced him to adjust his way of thinking. Amanda loved her job as a private nurse. Helping others heal not only physically but emotionally as well, brought her tremendous joy. When her current patient’s needs went way beyond the norm, she found herself butting heads with a temperamental cowboy too stubborn to listen to reason. Could the sparks that flew between them help her find a way to breach the heart he’d kept closed for so long?