When Shelby McFadden ran off with the rodeo, she never expected to wind up waitressing in Wynott, Wyoming, caring for her two boys and barely making ends meet. She doesn't have time for Marshal Matt Lassiter, but lately, he's all she can think about...

When Shelby McFadden escaped her life in a wealthy Southern suburb to run off with the rodeo, she traded country club afternoons and charity balls for pickup trucks, bucking horses, and a faithless cowboy who makes her life a misery. One busted marriage and two kids later, she finds herself in small-town Wyoming, living with her two precious boys and her ex-husband's surly grandfather.

Shelby can barely make ends meet waitressing in Wynott. There's no way she can stay—but the tall, sexy town marshal makes her wish she could. She's sworn off relationships, but Matt Lassiter is everything she should have looked for in a man. He's kind, protective, and her boys love him.

When Shelby's ex finds out she's spending time with Matt, he sweeps into town and takes the boys, leaving no trail, no matter how hard Matt tries to track him. Shelby decides she's been asking too much of life. If she ever gets her boys back, she'll never look at Matt Lassiter again—but Matt, the town, and the boys themselves are determined to change her mind.