A Lone Star hero offers his protection... ...but it comes with a catch. Rodeo star Ryan Hale-Walker is irresistible to women--except for icy Amanda Greenfield. As she begins to warm up to him, he discovers that her hidden past makes her afraid of being vulnerable. Now her husband's mysterious death has put her in the middle of a bitter land dispute. When threats against her intensify, someone has to help her...and he wants that someone...