It wasn't the first time danger had come to his ranch, but for Deputy Mason Ryland it was the final straw. Someone had been targeting his family for too long and the brooding lawman now had horse trainer Abbie Baker to protect.

His newest employee's arrival suspiciously coincided with the latest attack, and it wasn't long before he uncovered a decades–old secret between Abbie and the Ryland clan. But Mason couldn't ignore the fact that someone wanted beautiful Abbie dead. As an upholder of the law, he'd keep her safe. As a man, he'd offer his personal protection through the endless summer nights...