When Whitney Cooper inherits a house and five acres in Montana, she jumps at the opportunity to begin a new life. A life without fear.

But her house is attached to a ranch belonging to the Martin family. And the reception she gets from Jared Martin is far from welcoming. When accidents begin to threaten her life she wonders if she's done the right thing. Could this be worse than what she was running from?

Jared Martin has a habit of jumping to conclusions where Whitney Cooper is concerned. She is not turning out to be what he thought her to be. The last thing Jared needs or wants is the pull of desire he feels whenever she is around. He is certain she is hiding something about her past and he is determined to find out what it is. Can Jared keep Whitney safe? And is his heart in danger of breaking once again?

When Baylee Mitchell's full-blooded Choctaw Indian friend is arrested for poaching, she will do anything to help him.  But she wasn't counting on being in close contact with Dane Winslow, a Texas DA.  Dane has come to Louisiana to help his father build a case for John Belvue.  While Dane's father is recuperating from a heart attack, Dane agrees to gather information and evidence his father can use to build a case.  But a Texas history teacher, Baylee Mitchell seems to be the only one who has a good rapport with the people living along the Dorcheat bayou, and  John Belvue has disappeared.  It's not long before Dane not only wants to gain her trust, but her love.