Sara Rand had moved to rural Hart Valley, California, for a quiet life, helping troubled kids and healing horses. And she thought she'd found everything she desired—until Keith Delacroix arrived to help fix up her ranch. Keith was everything Sara had sworn off—handsome, strong and reluctant to discuss his past. But the more time they spent together, the more drawn to him she was. Keith was surprisingly kind and gentle, and he was the only one Grace, one of Sara's troubled students, seemed to trust. Soon Sara began to wonder what was behind Keith's hardened exterior. Despite his occasional temper and stiff demeanor, could he be the miracle she'd been looking for all along?