In Gold Valley, Oregon, forbidden love just might be the sweetest…

Dane Parker traded in his trailer-park root base for glory like a bull rider. However when a serious damage sidelines him for a few months, it’s the very first time he can’t just pull himself up by his bootstraps. The last thing he really wants to deal with is certainly sweet family friend Bea dealing with him like one of her wounded animals-or the unpredicted attraction that all of a sudden flares between them.

Beatrix Leighton has loved Dane for years, while he’s often seen her while another sister. When she enlists his help start her animal sanctuary, she feels it will provide him purpose. Rather, it brings all the desire she feels for him to the boiling point. Bea’s father trained her early on that love means loss. But could her forbidden crush become a love that may last a lifetime?