Hes her older brothers best friend and completely off-limits. Shes got a way with horsesand a heart condition. Can Beau and Charlotte navigate close quarters to find their happily-ever-after?

Beau Peterson has been to seventeen cowboy weddings over the years hes lived and worked at Three Rivers Ranch. And now, his best friend is getting married, making it eighteen.

He used to be a real ladies man, and he didnt get serious about dating until a few years ago. Then he couldnt find anyone worth being serious about. Then, as hes conducting interviews for a new Stable Manager at the ranch, he watches as someone faints right there in his kitchen.

And not just someone. Someone hes met before and been told to stay away from.

Charlotte Wisenhouer.

His best friends younger sister.

Charlotte has been nannying for her brother and his wife, but their last child is now in school. She used to train and show horses, and shes desperate to get back into the saddle. Literally. Her heart condition has kept her out of it for years, and everyone around her has kept a close eye on her ever since her diagnosis in her late teens.

Shes sick of it, and now shes ready to strike out on her own. So she doesnt tell Beau about her health issue, and shes thrilled when she gets the job.

However, theres a catch. The cabins at Three Rivers are full, and the only place for her to live is in the foremans cabin.

With her very single, very attractive boss: Beau.

Hes not sure if God is playing a trick on him or blessing him for his patience and hard work, both in his personal life and around the ranch. Charlotte knows her brother wouldnt approve of her budding relationship with Beau, so she does what she always does: She doesnt tell him.

But the truth has a way of always coming out, and when it does, will both Beau and Charlotte get burned? Or will they be able to forge their way forward to a future together?