Lacey Hill has nothing left of her past life but a huge house and enough money to last her several lifetimes. Secrets and shame cloud that part of her, so maybe it’s for the best. She just wants to stay in the background, help out when she can, and lead a quiet life. Despite having lived that way for years, things are about to change. The Dame City Attraction Council is after Lacey, her best friends are all pairing off, and a man she never thought she’d see again comes to town: her husband. Deacon St. Thomas is a champion bull rider. He’s faced down the biggest, meanest animals known to exist, and yet he still can’t get a handle on his wife. After finally finding her, he says he just wants a divorce. He’s ready to settle down, and he can’t exactly do that with a runaway bride hanging over his head. Only Lacey won’t give him what he wants. The crazy woman doesn’t want him, but she’s not willing to let him go, either. He can’t help his attraction toward her, but that’s not enough for him. He needs more. They married during a drunken binge in Vegas, nearly seven years earlier, but haven’t seen each other since that weekend. Deacon knows things about Lacey that no one else in the world does, that no one else in the world ever will know. She can’t help but want to hold on to that. Dame City is never without its challenges, though. The council wants her to turn her house into a lodge for the summer, her best friend’s crazy aunt is coming onto Deacon, and Lacey is running out of places to run. With the tourist season about to open, everything is coming to a head. Can she keep her secrets safe with Deacon running around town? Will she give in to Deacon and divorce him, or will she decide that maybe he isn’t so bad to have around? Tourist season is coming soon, and the craziness in Dame City is just starting to rear its head.
