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Years ago, police chief Travis Kincaid, a former Navy SEAL, learned the hard way that breaking the rules only leads to disaster. Since then, he's followed strict rules to stay focused on his career and keep his heart locked away where it won't cloud his judgment. Too bad the woman he's fallen for was a born rule-breaker.

Former Navy SEAL Cash Aiken assumed he could leave behind the trauma of war and settle into life as a bodyguard. Why not? He was big, smart, and nothing ever got past his eagle eye. But a split second of inattention nearly cost the life of his asset and cost him his job. When his old buddy Travis Kincaid invites him to come work at Resolution Ranch, an organization helping wounded vets, he clings to the lifeline and hopes it's a chance to start over. But Cash is stunned to discover that the beautiful woman he nearly let die is hiding out at the ranch, masquerading as a stable hand.

A rising star at Kansas City's internationally acclaimed Royal Fountain Media, Emma agrees to personally oversee the marketing and fundraising campaign for Resolution Ranch. But she never expected to come face-to-face with her high school nemesis, Sterling Walker, let alone have to work closely with him. As they face off across the boardroom, she can't deny her attraction to the smart, sexy soldier who engages her in battle at every turn.

When Army Ranger Jason Case accepts an invitation from his closest friend to join Resolution Ranch, the last thing he expected was to be a hero to Prairie's resident hippie, Millie Prescott. He's no hero, and he wants to be left alone. Neither Jason or Millie could have predicted the blistering heat that erupts between them, and in a moment of lust-fueled insanity, the grouchy vet agrees to help Miss Sunshine save her struggling vineyard and put Prairie on the map for heirloom wine.

When disgraced bull rider Ty Sloane agreed to take a job as foreman at Falcon Ridge Ranch, he didn’t count on having to share his job or his cabin with 21-year-old rising-star barrel racer Maybelle Johnson. She tests his patience by day and drives him to distraction by night, but she’s off-limits - too young and innocent for the likes of an ex-con like him.

The night before 15-year-old Jaxon Boyd left for chemo treatment, he made a pact with his best friend and next-door neighbor, Isabella Capizzi. That no matter what happened, through thick and thin, they’d stay best friends forever. And they have—through first loves, breakups, and near-death experiences, their friendship has been the one constant in Jaxon’s life. Until they both cross the line one wild night at a neighbor’s wedding reception. But regardless of the feelings Jaxon harbors for Izzie, he’s determined to stay away—because promises are promises, right?

Movie star Trace McBride is in a bit of trouble. More than a bit. He’s taken his bad boy image too far, too many times, and when he gets arrested for skinny-dipping in his producer’s pool - with his producer’s wife - it’s the last straw. His agent comes up with a plan to revamp Trace’s image - by going incognito for a cowboy movie on location, far away from the prying eyes of the Hollywood tabloids. Spending six months in the middle of nowhere sounds like an awful idea until he runs into Cecilia Sanchez. Literally.