Ford Marshall returns to Wyoming temporarily to help his brothers run the Circle M. He is looking forward to some hard work, but also peace and quiet--until Caroline Donnelly hijacks his ranch for her program to help troubled teens. Now he is got unruly kids to deal with, a thousand chores and a growing attraction to Caroline that he is not sure he wants to deny. But Ford has nothing to offer a hometown girl. He has to return to his job in the city at some point soon--his brothers depend on that outside income to keep the ranch afloat. So why can't Ford get the idea of a Wyoming wife, and coming home for good, off his mind?