Since Cade Grady was a small boy, his job had always been to look after, to protect, Cara Bennet. But he failed in the worst of ways and Cara ran. Away from him. Away from their hometown and the Double "G" Ranch where they'd grown up. Now, he's forced to ?realize mistakes from the past can never truly be forgotten. For Cara, coming back to Snow Ridge and the ranch was the last thing she wanted, but her father's close brush with death leaves her no choice. Still, she swears to avoid Cade and the memories he stirs. When her life is threatened by one who has already killed, she has no choice but to return to the ranch and allow Cade to help her. Coming together to keep her alive, can Cara and Cade also find a way to let the past go and their hearts find the love they desire?