He’s fighting to save the ranch. She’s guarding her heart.
Ellis Stark has spent his life carrying the weight of Stark Family Ranch on his shoulders. With debt mounting and developers circling, he can’t afford distractions—least of all the woman who broke his heart. But when Hannah Whitmore returns to Three Pines with her young daughter, old feelings ignite in ways Ellis can’t ignore.
Hannah never planned on coming back. The small Montana town holds memories she swore she’d left behind—memories of Ellis, and the love that once promised forever. All she wants now is stability for her daughter, not a second chance with the cowboy who still haunts her dreams.
As the fight to save the ranch intensifies, Ellis and Hannah are pulled together by duty, loyalty, and a spark that refuses to die. But will Ellis’s devotion to the land cost him the only woman he’s ever loved? Or will this time, love prove stronger than the reckoning ahead?
