Wild Card

"Rachel Waters thought she saw the last of the small mountain town of North Ridge, British Columbia, when she left six years ago. But while her advertising career blossomed beneath the skyscrapers of Toronto, her mother's sudden illness has the 26-year old returning to North Ridge to care for her, putting her career on hold while dealing with family secrets, regrets and unresolved goodbyes. Shane Nelson has always been a bit of a wild card. The youngest of the three brothers, Shane's spent most of his life being underestimated and misunderstood. With his quiet intensity, classic good looks and thoughtful demeanor, he's an enigma on horseback, managing his father's sprawling ranch on the slopes of North Ridge. But while Shane remains the quintessential brooding cowboy, complete with an arsenal of inner demons, all of that changes when Rachel steps back into his life. She was the girl he pushed away. Now she's the girl who wishes she could leave. Despite the odds, Shane will do everything to convince Rachel he needs a second chance that he doesn't deserve but when the two of them head off into the wilderness together in search of lost cattle, more than just their hearts are at stake. Whether it's love or lives on the line, one thing is for sure: always bet on the wild card."--Page 4 of cover.