by Diana Palmer
First published 2008
Erin Scott swore she would never come back to Ty Wade or his world. The last time she left, the wreckage was complete. Her car was destroyed, her career was over, and she had lost their baby. Now Ty wants her back at the Staghorn Ranch, and he's not asking nicely. Without Erin's return, the ranch hands will lose their jobs. The entire future of Staghorn depends on her decision. Erin knows the ranch staff needs her help. These people have been loyal and devoted, and their livelihoods hang in the balance. But returning means facing the man she hates most in the world. Ty Wade has a heart made of stone and a will that bends for no one. Meanwhile, Mari Raymond discovers her matchmaking aunt has orchestrated an elaborate trick. The elderly woman convinced oilman Ward Jessup to invite Mari to his ranch and persuaded Mari to help Ward write his memoirs. Mari expected to find a helpless old rancher. Instead, Ward turns out to be anything but elderly, and Mari proves she's no helpless young woman.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Staghorn Ranch
Period: Winter
414 pages · Hardcover · HQN