Peter Bonham left Swells, Oklahoma Territory with a broken heart. He’s spent years wandering the West, but when his dying cousin calls him home with a last request, Peter can’t refuse. It’ll mean giving up the freedom he’s found in exchange for owning the horses he’s long loved and the chance to reconnect with his family.

Peter’s ex-fiancée, Lillian, is coming back to Swells too. With the promise of a fresh start, she thinks she can put the circumstances that ruined her previous engagement behind her. Although a little surprised that her ex-fiancé’s cousin would ask her for a favor, Lillian eagerly accepts responsibility of the house and horses he offers. But when Lillian and Peter come face-to-face, embers are rekindled.

The undeniable attraction makes things tense as Lillian struggles to begin her new life. She stubbornly ignores her old feelings for Peter, determined to forge ahead with the man who is all wrong for her. To make her happy, Peter is willing to give her up-and give up his own renewed chance at happiness-but a little help from his niece might nudge Lillian and Peter back onto the road to the future they originally envisioned.