A child in need of help Five-year-old Nicki Prescott isn't coping with her mother's death – she's withdrawn, refusing to eat or leave her room. In desperation, her father, Cordell Prescott, makes a phone call that will change their lives.... A cowboy in need of a woman Cord calls Dr. Becca Talbert, a close friend of his brother's, and asks her to come to Triple Creek Ranch to see Nicki. To help Nicki. She agrees, and her presence starts to make a difference. But Cord's gratitude soon turns into something more.... A woman who loves them both Cord doesn't believe he has the right to love Becca, although he realizes she's falling in love with him. He feels responsible for his wife's suicide – or apparent suicide. But he's not sure he can resist what Becca's offering....