Natalie instinctively fled to the refuge of her father's British Columbia ranch when her job in Vancouver suddenly collapsed. She'd be able to sort out her confused emotions.

But she found life there even more disturbing. Her father had died and a tall, outspoken stranger, Cal Hendricks, now managed the ranch. He seemed determined to keep her away from a man she'd once nearly married.

Natalie was furious. Cal's meddlesome tactics goaded her into a disastrous course of action... and she discovered how mutinous her own heart could be.