The prettiest rancher he'd ever seen.

Tessa Parker never expected to inherit a ranch. But as soon as she sets foot on the Bar X, she finally feels at home. And that brusque deputy sheriff who greets her? There's something about him, too, that makes the rootless Tessa want to stake a claim.

When a Tessa from Nevada says she's the rightful heir to his old friend's ranch, it turns Joseph Hollister's universe upside down. But Joseph won't get close to a woman who's only passing through, even though Tessa might be the only one who can repair his heart...