Horse trainer Stone Dempsey's life is all about the ridewith horses and women. He uses his equine talents to impress the country club set and earn money for Smoky Mountain Reining Horses. When his drug-addicted sister deposits her sick baby on his doorstep, he's suddenly saddled with real responsibility. Dr. Emmersyn Cole's goal of starting a practice in her favorite place on earth is finally coming to fruition and she is not going to be sidetracked. Everything is going great until Stone swaggers into her life, half-dressed with a smile that could melt her insides. She's determined to keep her distanceuntil he rushes into her grandfather's home, clutching a feverish baby, terrified and vulnerable, and her heart's hard shell begins to crack. In only a few short weeks, Stone's wayward heart suddenly relies on two womenone who needs himand one that he might not be able to live without.