LONESOME COWBOY

She saw the Stetson first. Then the tall, broad-shouldered body and tight, well-worn jeans. But it was the hard blue stare of Lucas Hightower that made Jennifer McCleary realize she was in over her head. The tight-lipped rancher had agreed to give her student Trey a job at the Lazy H. As Trey's tutor, Jennifer would spend most of her summer at Lucas's ranch.

Most everyone in Butte Creek, Montana, knew Lucas's history. They knew Jennifer was barreling headfirst into trouble-but no one was talking. Only Jennifer dared to break down those small-town walls-and discover the real Lucas Hightower.