Driven to wander, Will Carrington has roamed the west for 10 years, leaving behind his wife, three children and a successful cattle business. Mattie Carrington is strong-willed and stubborn, with a head for business. She has single-handedly turned the successful Carrington Ranch into an empire and her sons into strong men. When disaster strikes, she is forced to send for the only person mean enough and man enough to rescue the family. But can Will save them if his sons won't accept him as head of the family--or his help? And must the fiery redhead accept the cowboy back into her heart and her bed? Can she take that step?