After building a trading empire, establishing Whiskey River, and charming most of the females south of the Pedernales, Ronan "Booze" Kelly finds himself restless. Until his idea to start a ranch leads him to widowed rancher Marguerite McMasters. The Tejana beauty claims she'll never sell her land--or succumb to the fiery connection between them.

Marguerite will let nothing stop her from realizing her dream of running a horse-breeding ranch--not lack of money, and certainly not her strong attraction to Booze Kelly. Much as she misses a man's embrace, a schoolmarm can't risk everything she has for him.

But there's nothing Booze loves more than a challenge, whether it's a new enterprise to begin--or a lady to beguile. Despite her convictions, can Marguerite continue to resist Booze--or will Booze be exactly what she never knew she was missing?