Carly West is good at taking care of herself—she's been doing it since her mama died. She can even make marrying a man she didn't choose work. But when gorgeous ranch foreman, Wade Dawson struts into her life, everything changes. Her life starts to unravel, lies are uncovered, and the only comfort she finds is in the arms of a stranger.

Wade Dawson has one thing on his mind, to fulfill his brother's responsibilities and get the hell out of this small town. But he soon finds out he wasn't only hired to watch the ranch, but to see that the farmer's daughter makes it down the aisle. It's the first job he isn't sure he can follow through with. But if he doesn't, his brother's reputation and freedom is at stake.

Bound by obligation to marry another man...

Bound by blood to save his brother...

Will one night destroy it all?