Jilly O’Connor is one determined woman. Determined to keep her only child Joel safe from the man she knows killed her husband, the man who is after her son – the only witness. Jilly has found a new life in the small rural town of Blue Creek, and when she begins a job on Clay Matheson’s ranch, it finally begins to feel as if things are coming together. She just hadn’t counted on finding the family-she-never-had at the ranch, and neither did she count on her growing attraction to Blue Creek’s most eligible bachelor.
Clay Matheson loathes secrets and his new assistant is loaded with them. He’s prepared to overlook that fact as she sets about fitting into ranch life and his staff begin to take her and her young son into their hearts. But when he starts to have feelings for Jilly, suddenly, it all looks different. How can he trust a woman who is keeping her past to herself? And how can Jilly give her heart to Clay knowing each day her decisions have led her to where she is today – living on the run

Farrell Bridgewater has thrown everything into her financial career to get her where where she is today, and the last thing she needs are distractions – especially distractions like lawyer Nick Blake. So when she and Nick are charged with managing her late father’s estate, Farrell has good reason to stay clear of Nick. Especially since they once shared a night that changed her life, a night she’s tried to forget – and a night he clearly can’t remember.
The late Professor Dean Bridgewater was like a father to Nick: an irony since the professor had nothing to do with his only child, Farrell. Being named co-heir to the estate is a shock to Nick, but even more are the feelings that blindside him when he meets Farrell. He’s determined to find out what makes her tick – and even more, why she’s hell bent on avoiding him when attraction burns so fiercely between them.