When Chance Randell helped deliver Joy Spencer's baby, he had no idea this stubborn city girl would stand in the way of his dream. This mother-daughter duo were now the owners of his neighbor's ranch—the land Chance planned to buy. Surely a fair-haired beauty—even one who stirred a yearning inside him, making him want things he couldn't afford to want—couldn't run a ranch alone?

Chance offered his help, but learned this widowed single mom needed more than muscle. She needed to keep her wealthy in-laws from gaining custody of her baby. And all Chance had to say to make the ranch his own was "I do!"