The hardest thing about falling for someone isn't the fall-it's trusting they'll be there when you land.

COLT JAMES

He stopped believing in second chances a long time ago. The ranch keeps him busy, the silence keeps him sane, and his walls keep everyone else at a comfortable distance. That's worked fine for years. Then a woman with scared eyes and a seven-year-old daughter arrives in Wildflower Valley, and suddenly nothing feels as settled as it did before.

MIA BENNETT

She didn't come to Wildflower Valley to fall for anyone. She came to disappear. To breathe. To figure out who she is when nobody's watching. The last thing she needs is a gruff, guarded cowboy with a family who welcomes her like she's always belonged, one who sees straight through every wall she's built and makes her feel safer than she's ever felt in her life.

She swore she wouldn't get attached.

She definitely wasn't supposed to fall for him.

But when the past catches up, she'll have to decide if this makeshift family is worth standing her ground for...or if loving them is too dangerous.