Good second chance story. Lana hasn't spent much time back in Lone Star Ridge since she left a decade earlier. There are too many uncomfortable memories. But when she gets a call that her beloved grandfather, Benji, is in jail, she rushes to him, only to find it was all a ruse. Benji needs heart surgery and feels his mortality creeping up on him. A deathbed promise to his father means the ranch must be left to a male heir, but Lana is all he has. He tells Lana he wants her to marry neighboring rancher Marco.

Lana and Marco have a history. They were high school sweethearts with plans until a tragic event caused Lana to leave everything behind, including Marco. Seeing Marco again stirs up the old feelings, but Lana feels too much guilt over the past to think that she deserves another chance. Marco agrees that marriage isn't the answer to Benji's problem. Risking his heart with her again is not something he wants to do.

The heat between Marco and Lana is as intense as ever and flares hotter whenever they are near each other. Lurking under the attraction are the feelings that never died and come boiling up to the surface as they try to find a solution. It was a little frustrating to see them both fight against what they wanted until Lana finally told Marco why she left. I loved his response and that they seemed to be headed in the right direction. An unwelcome intrusion helped clarify their feelings, aided by Benji coming up with a workable solution to the inheritance problem. ( )