"You were stolen as a child."

The revelation of his past still raw, brooding Jesse Ryan set out to discover his true heritage. But although the Ryan blood ran through his veins, his closed-up heart kept Jesse from feeling he truly belonged to the prominent ranching family. Still, he never counted on Hannah Myers, a woman bent on transforming him from loner to loving family man....

Single mother Hannah knew she shouldn't fall for a man who'd sworn off romantic entanglements. For Jesse had made it clear that he'd be leaving town soon. But how could Hannah ignore her longings to convince him that his empty future could be filled with a shared love?