He's the town's most dependable cowboy with a heart longing for more. She's a fiercely independent homesteader barely holding her world together. When Brandon shows up on Lenore's doorstep after she puts out a desperate plea for help, neither of them expects the spark to be quite so hot…or quite so promising. Brandon Rhinehart has spent his whole life in Three Rivers, running Hidden Hills Ranch with his brothers and watching as their lives flourish while his own seems to stand still. He's tired of waiting for God's plan to reveal itself, and his optimism is beginning to falter. So when a desperate plea for a cowhand pops up on the job board, Brandon decides to leave the familiarity of Hidden Hills behind for something new-a struggling homestead on the edge of town and a woman who's as headstrong as she is beautiful. Lenore Sawyer isn't looking for a cowboy-or anyone, for that matter. After the death of her parents, she's thrown everything she has into keeping their off-grid homestead alive, but the harsh Texas Panhandle weather and endless struggles have left her weary in body and soul. With no one else to turn to, she reluctantly hires Brandon and braces herself to keep the charming, broad-shouldered cowboy at arm's length. As they rebuild her battered farm, Brandon calls on his brothers, friends, and faith to help Lenore see that she doesn't have to struggle alone. And little by little, her grumpy exterior softens to the steady sunshine he brings into her life. Both Brandon and Lenore have given up believing in happy endings-until now. Can they let go of their past pain and trust in God, and each other, enough to forge a new future together?
