McKenna St. James had been raised like her father's first son near Paradise Valley on a ranch. She thought it was the perfect place to grow up. Then, her father was killed by a bear. She and her adopted brother, Ezra, found a young runaway slave and helped her escape. But her captors came after McKenna and Ezra. They asked the sheriff of Paradise Valley for help. He came with his deputies and a lawyer in the hope of keeping the young girl's captors away with the help of the law. Kier McGregor took one look at McKenna and knew she was the girl for him, but also knew that she wasn't a girl who would like living in town. McKenna fell in love with Kier at first glance, too, but knew that Kier wasn't made for ranch life either. Was their love strong enough to withstand living apart? Despite having to go through a vicious trial, their love grew. And then Kier had to go on the campaign trail with his father. He left McKenna and she went back to the ranch to work with her brother. Winter came and they both missed the other so much they thought they would die with longing for the other. Would they find a way to live with the other despite the differences? Would love find a way just because they cared so much for each other?
