Determined to go on with her life following her divorce—and lose eight pounds while she's at it— Kelly Long set off to hike up a North Carolina mountain with her dog, Mimi. The very last thing she expected to find in those woods was a portal, a doorway to another time and place, which transported her, toy poodle and all, back to 1871 Wyoming. Back to the Wild West, with cowboys, horses, and wagons— and unfortunately for Kelly, a time when men weren't shy about spanking a misbehaving wife.
Jess McSwain, formerly of the infamous McSwain Brothers, didn't know what to make of his "future girl." For the past few years, the former outlaw had been doing his best to leave his past behind, in favor of a quiet life as a farmer. But life with Kelly was anything but quiet. The career woman struggling to find the portal that would take her back to the only life she'd known, consistently finds herself over McSwain's knee. She also finds herself in his arms... which feels more like home than any place she's ever known.