Kate: When Tyler showed up at my door, I knew he’d only bring trouble. Between his ocean blue eyes and the way he filled out a pair of Wrangler jeans, I had a hard time turning down his marriage proposition. But I did. The small-town playboy was not only my closest neighbor but the cowboy I had a secret crush on for years. We were virtual strangers. There’s no way I could marry someone I barely knew. Our fathers, however, had a different idea. My father had risked the ranch on a business deal that didn’t pan out. There was a price to pay, and I was the cost. This ranch is my life and I’ve worked too hard just to let it fall into the hands of Tyler’s crooked father. Even if that means saying yes to this harebrained scheme and uprooting my life. Tyler: Kate had been my neighbor for years. She was quiet, worked as hard as any man, and never looked at me twice. Which was fine with me. I had plenty of girls from the bar to warm my bed. But when my dad informed me I would take her as my bride, I didn’t hesitate. She was fiery, strong, and fiercely independent. And maybe, just maybe, not as immune to my charms as I thought. She thought this marriage was a sham, but I became determined to get her to open up to me. Maybe even actually fall in love with me.

Rob: Seeing Jessica after eight years was a shock. She had taken off in the middle of the night for a life in the city, leaving behind me and the future we had planned. Life had been hard without her, but now I have a daughter who is my world and a ranch staff to manage. I don’t have time to go running after old dreams. Do I? Am I able to be around her without those old feelings popping up, or has life jaded me where she was concerned? Had I ever really gotten over her? Jessica: My life in the city had crumbled. My business took a nosedive crashing off the Brooklyn bridge and my marriage sank right along with it. The only option was to go back home with nothing to show for the last 8 yrs of my life. Seeing Rob again was like being hit with a sledgehammer in the heart. I had walked away and not looked back. Was he living his happy ever after without me? Can old hurts and misunderstandings from all those years ago be healed, or have they been cemented in stone?

Gavin Morton’s life and business fell apart when his partner embezzled everything the company had. Moving to Montana to run the ranch he and his brothers own has given him the space from all the trouble in Texas, and his family. Elyse Bowers is running from the only life she has ever known. Growing up in a strict, reclusive community, she would be forced to marry someone her father chose. She doesn't wait to see who will decide her future after being pushed away by her fiancée. Elyse and Gavin enter into a fake relationship to save her from the horror of being taken home. What will happen when Gavin takes her back to Texas? How will his family react to the news of their relationship? Will Gavin and Elyse be convincing enough as a couple to fool everyone around? And what will happen when what happened in Montana comes back to haunt Elyse?

Delaney Coming home wasn’t something I ever thought I would do. I didn’t belong on a ranch when I was growing-up and thirteen years away didn’t make it any easier. But my sister needed me and I would do anything for her. Everyone knows I can’t run this place, but what I didn’t expect was the grumpy ranch boss they sent to help me. He’s gruff, doesn’t want to take the time I will require figuring things out and about the sexiest man I have ever seen. Nate’s been an acquaintance over the years and occasionally turned up in my dreams when I was lonely, but having him this close to me changed things. Nate Working for the Morton family most of my life had provided a comfortable living. Yes, the work was hard, but I had good instincts and they served me well. When I was asked to go help on the neighbouring ranch, I figured it would be a piece of cake. Working alongside a woman who hadn’t ever done ranch work was more than I bargained for. Delaney Patterson is smart, accomplished and stunning. Hopefully, the educator will be open to being educated.