Former soldier Tanner Jordan embraces the opportunities in his new town of Service, Texas. He's invested in a business that requires his trouble-shooting skills, and when he finds out his new partner is a hometown girl with a huge heart, sassy mouth and a brilliant brain, he's struck gold. He relishes challenges in work and pleasure.

Reese Cartwright isn't thrilled when her granddad sells his share in the family business to an outsider, even though he is a friend. But she's not expecting her new partner to be sexy as sin, and eager to make changes. Reese issues a challenge—winner take all—convinced she'll win.

Tanner—a true Texan—is game, and their sizzling attraction soon ignites. Tanner wants it all—Reese and their business partnership, but can this stubborn beauty compromise so that they can both win?