Rand Bartlett hasn't had the best life growing up. From being poor to having to defend his hard-working single mother, it isn't until he spends a short time in jail for assault that he realizes where he is headed in life and chooses to change it. He moved away from his hometown for a fresh start but he is back home now. He's retained his old job at the Hart Ranch and everything seems to be settling in with his new life... until he lays eyes upon the only Hart female again.Darci Hart is a breath of fresh air with her innocence and Rand has always been a little infatuated with her. Who would have thought one girls night out with her best friend would result in this? Darci fights her attraction to Rand only to find herself fighting a losing battle.