Casey Scott was used to stray animals wandering onto her property. But stray men? A series of menacing midnight calls had alarmed her senses, so the dark, rugged looks of the mysterious loner were enough to frighten her. If she were smart, she'd think twice about letting him work on her ranch—but the sexy stranger was hard to ignore….

Clay Yeager knew there was more to Casey Scott than met the eye, and the beautiful rancher was stirring up emotions in Clay he'd thought were long dead. Would the ex- cop be able to forget his past and protect the woman he now couldn't live without?