When Texas Ranger Brice McAllister spies a sexy woman in short shorts gardening in her backyard, he can't help but flirt. She shuts him down hard, and Brice is astonished when he realizes this alluring woman is also the aloof and dowdy librariancomplete with thick-framed glasses and a shapeless dresswho helped him research land deeds earlier that day. He's instantly intrigued and sets out to discover morenamely, why she's clearly hiding herself.
Maria has every reason to avoid and resent a man with a badge, but when she needs protection, the last man she thinks she can trust is the first one she turns to.