It was six years since Tess McGuire had seen her baby ... and now a courteous Texan stranger was bringing news of the son she'd never known. Soft-spoken, good-looking Will Landon was asking for her trust... asking for her help to save the life of a little boy he loved as his own.

Tess knew from the moment she laid eyes on Will that she'd do his bidding. In an instant, her past and her future were equally at stake. She'd risk everything to save the family she never had... and gamble the future she and Will were destined to share...