Surviving a violent childhood has made Carlyle Daniels tough. But working with Cash Hudson training dogs on his ranch and seeing how he raises his daughter as a single dad has softened her. He's a good man-in a bad situation that has become dangerous. And deadly. So when Cash needs an alibi, Carlyle steps up to provide one. One that has the whole Hudson clan-and their town-talking about Cash and Carlyle becoming a real family, if they can find out who is plotting murder.