Single mother Mollie Rodriguez returned home to Bisbee, Arizona, after losing her husband in a mining accident. For ten years she has focused on her four children and her job as a dispatcher for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department. Now a new man has come in from Texas to join the department. The last thing she expects is for Wade McGuire to turn her orderly world on its ear. When he becomes not only her boss but her tenant by renting the small apartment over her garage, proximity adds further tension. Wade has his own demons, but quickly gets involved in a complex case involving cattle rustling. When Mollie's twins and three 4H project calves disappear, Wade must confront his demons head-on. He has come to deeply admire this strong, courageous woman and knows they both feel a sizzle of attraction. How can he convince her he will honor and cherish her for the rest of their lives and accept her children to create a new family?