Miranda Wells has lived in the same small town her entire life. Being a country girl through and through, there was no real reason to put her college degree to use. Not when she loved every minute of working at Boulder Ranch.

One night, she finds herself alone with her dad’s best friend and they share a stolen kiss. When Miranda seeks Hayden out to talk about what happened between them, that stolen kiss becomes two, and they both know the only way they’ll be able to fight their attraction, is if they stay away from each other. It’s then that Miranda decides to branch out and start a new life. A life away from Boulder Ranch and everything she’s come to know and love.

Hayden Scott thought the hardest thing he’d ever have to face after the loss of his late fiancé was the prospect of being forced to retire from bronc riding after a devastating shoulder injury. That is until a stolen kiss with his best friend’s daughter brings on feelings too strong to fight. He does his best to stay away from Miranda, but when his best friend asks him to accompany her on a weekend trip to pick up horses, they decide to give in to their desires just once. Just one time to get it out of their systems, before leaving it all behind them.

In the blink of an eye, Hayden finds himself the sole guardian of a grieving teenage girl. When Miranda’s mom takes the girl under her wing, Hayden and Miranda’s lives become even more connected than they ever imagined. Now they must find a way to juggle their feelings while also making sure to put the people they love first.