A young woman with six foster children, under twelve, hopes for patience, peace, and a bigger house – but love? Not hardly. However, sometimes fate deals an unexpected hand.

When Alice Graham came back to look at the sale property at the base of the Smoky Mountains in Greenbrier, it was absolutely not because of that recurring dream of the cowboy. She'd seen him high on the ridge top in the winter and felt a peculiar drawing and attraction flash between them – but she certainly never expected to see him again. When she did, a month after buying the rural property, that odd attraction surprisingly still sizzled in the air.

However, it seemed unlikely that anything would come of any romantic feelings, because Alice had bought the property and its house as a home for herself and the six Stuart siblings she'd agreed to foster. Six kids were enough to scare any man off right away – especially a confirmed bachelor like Harrison Ramsey with unsolved mysteries and unpleasant rumors floating around in his past. Fate soon had Harrison mixing in with Alice's and the children's lives.

Harrison Ramsey, with his riding stable nearby, proved a natural draw for six kids, and he soon found himself becoming entwined with the Stuart children and with Alice. How events play out to connect Alice, Harrison, and the children, and to create a new family, despite all the accidents, upsets, and ongoing misunderstandings, make for a heart-warming story to read.