When Elisabeth Nash inherits her late aunt's little farmette in Trusty, Colorado, she closes her Los Angeles pet bakery and pampering business and moves to the town where she spent her happiest childhood summers, certain small-town life will be as warm and welcoming as she remembers. Reality proves harder: as a newcomer in a tight-knit community, she is treated as an outsider, and falling for Trusty's wealthy, irresistible veterinarian sends the local rumor mill into overdrive. Ross Braden first meets Elisabeth when she rushes into his clinic with a panicked piglet, and she promptly turns his comfortable, orderly life, and his heart, completely inside out. Gossip swirls that she is only after her aunt's valuable land, but the passion building between them refuses to cool, growing stronger with every stolen kiss. Ross throws himself into helping Elisabeth win over the town he loves, yet even their determination may not be enough to secure a future in a place so wary of outsiders. It is a steamy, charming small-town romance about belonging, chasing the life you always dreamed of, and love strong enough to face down small-town gossip.