Once, Boone Gallagher had forsaken his ranching heritage for a society princess, but now he swore city girls--now matter how curvaceous and charming--would never lasso his heart again. But suddenly Boone was being forced to share his ranch with Maddie Rose Collins for thirty days in order to receive his inheritance. The city sophisticate was everything he vowed to stay clear of, but that proved to be a challenge. Especially when he found himself drawn to Maddie's irrepressible spirit as she delighted in the simple pleasures of ranch living. Still, once the mystery behind Maddie's past--and the discovery of a secret half- sibling--was revealed, would Boone's wounded heart allow him to offer Maddie a permanent place to call home?