Black-sheep cowboy Gunner Buckton is home for one reason to keep Blue Thorn Ranch in his family where it's been for generations. No one not even Brooke Calder will take it from him. The cute, down-home widow may not look like a slick developer, but she works for one. Along with her adorable daughter, she's a threat to his homestead and to his wounded heart. Brooke needs this job. Gunner may be as ornery as a bull, but it's her task to win him over. The battle lines are drawn. Only problem is, around the handsome Texan, she doesn't know which side she's on.