Rugged as an oak, moody as a thundercloud, rancher Callaghan Hart awed women and intimidated men. So how could one scrappy little redhead nearly bring Callaghan to his knees? Easy! Tess Brady, the ranch's new housekeeper, was soft as a kitten, dewy as springtime, and secretly sweet on big, bad Callaghan, which drove the hardened loner mad. For Tess's youthful innocence drew him like forbidden fruit.