Riley Tomlinson

has been through hell and worst of all, lived to tell the story. When she returned to England with wretched news of her dear brother Jack, she learns that she and her mother will be going to Texas to visit her Uncle for the summer. Little did she know, there were quite a few people expecting her arrival. A dark stranger, a mysterious murderer, a secret that is dangerous to everyone's welfare if found in the wrong hands, and a treacherous man who is set on revenge. Now with no one but her to run the family ranch, Riley must struggle to save the ranch, protect what's left of her family, and protect her own heart that she so carefully kept hidden from suitors for so long. Follow Riley's story filled with surprises, betrayal, happiness, tears, learning to heal from a desolate past, and how she learned to love again. Can she survive this torrent on her fragile heart long enough to find that fairy-tale ending she always had longed for?