A sheriff, a snowstorm and suspicious ex-in-laws
were hot on Rachel's heels...

So the single mom desperately needed santcuary for her six-year-old son—and all her secrets. Luck had led her to a remote ranch—but a blizzard stranded her with brooding, black-clad cowboy Lucas Callahan. Rugged and masculine Lucas seemed downright resentful of soft, vulnerable Rachel and hero-worshiping little Cody. Still, something tugged at Lucas, for he offered them protection—and even a marriage of convenience—to keep their pursuers at bay.

Out of options and already falling in love, did Rachel dare dream that the grudging, generous rancher who'd given her refuge—and his name—might one day offer her his hard, hungry heart?