She's willing to bet the ranch that he can't resist temptation…

Up–by–her–bootstraps Brandee Lawson fought hard to establish Hope Springs Ranch. But a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose her secret to real estate developer Shane Delgado. She could lose everything, and she can't let sexy Shane short–circuit her survival instinct!

Sure, Shane wants her land, but he can't help wanting Brandee, as well. When she offers Royal's most notorious bachelor a winner–takes–all wager in a bid to keep the ranch, it's the ultimate test. Can he resist her charms – and should he even bother to try when something much deeper than sexiness surfaces between them?