Montana cowboy J.D. Holt has more secrets than any man needs—and he's not sharing a single one with bright and brainy Lydia Cochrane. He's a hard-edged, down-to-earth cowboy, and she's the smartest woman in the state. They have nothing in common—until Lydia buys his ranch!

Lydia has loved J.D. for as long as she can remember, but he barely knows she's alive—that is, until she becomes his boss! Who cares if she isn't a rancher? Lydia has never been afraid to learn, and surely J.D. can teach her the ropes. There's a lot he could teach her if he'd ever look her way.

J.D. knows Lydia isn't for him, and he definitely isn't for her. But the longer he's around her, the more she makes him want things he's never wanted before—a home, a family, and mostly Lydia herself. J.D. knows he has too many secrets for this to work. But what if some secrets were meant to be shared?