Calhoun Abby Clark was sick of being treated like a child. Sure, she may have been just a girl when she came to live with Calhoun Ballenger and his brother, but she had long since grown up and it was time Calhoun realised it. So she devised a plan to prove her independence - and capture his attention. But Abby was far from the worldly women Calhoun usually spent time with, and his protective streak only seemed tointensify. How could she make him acknowledge his feelings for her without getting burned in the process? Justin Shelby Jacobs never meant to hurt Justin Ballenger when she broke their engagement - and his heart - six years before. Truth is, she loves him more than ever...and she'd had her reasons for pushing him away years ago. But with her family facing hard times, Shelby is all on her own in Jacobsville, and she leans on Justin for support. Can she help the bitter rancher finally let down the walls around his heart - and let love in?