Sweeter than the sugarcane on her father's Louisiana plantation, Anne–Marie Duveuil had been taught to avoid cowboys like Cordero Sanchez at all costs. But something about the handsome Texas horseman tempted her to take a crazy risk. Now she could never forget him. Because she was carrying his baby .

Cordero had seen too much heartache in his life, and couldn't just walk out on Anne–Marie when she was going to have his child. Yet, settling down wasn't in his game plan. Still, life was a long and lonely road to nowhere without a woman and a place a man could call home.