DRAKE CARSON is the quintessential Cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of his life, its pleasures heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down. When an interfering so-called expert arrives and starts offering her opinion, Drake is wary, but he can't deny the longing-and the challenge-she stirs in him.

LUCE HALE is researching how wild horses interact with ranch animals-and with ranchers. The Carson matriarch invites her to stay with the family, which guarantees frequent encounters with Drake, her ruggedly handsome and decidedly unwelcoming son. Luce and Drake are at odds from the very beginning, especially when it to the wild stallion who's stealing the ranch mares. But when Drake believes Luce is in danger, that changes everything-for both of them.

Leaving this book in the little free library by the playground