Owner of the wildest, loneliest ranch this side of the Rockies, Luke MacKenzie hadn't laid eyes on Carla McQueen since the day he'd sent his best friend's kid sister storming out of his life. But Carla was back, and he was in big trouble. For he'd made a vow long ago never to fall in love with Carla McQueen….

Archaeologist Diana Saxton knew she couldn't trust a man to understand what was important--history had taught her that much. She couldn't allow herself to be sidetracked by a sexy, seductive stranger like Tennessee Blackthorn--but what would happen if just this once she broke her own rules…?