When Sheriff Rafe Boudreau catches Tessa Maxwell climbing through the window of a house where she doesn’t belong, the crime rate isn’t the only thing that spikes. Turns out, trouble has followed the small-town schoolteacher to Shiloh Springs, and Rafe and the rest of the Boudreau clan must step in to keep her safe. Can they decipher the clues and end the danger Tessa faces before time runs out?

Nathan Westbrook is living a nightmare. He’s angry, bitter, scarred, in constant pain, and beyond frustrated. Getting struck by lightning will do that to a man. He was practically self-sustained on his homestead. Now it’s tough just getting dressed everyday, much less getting the animals fed and the gardens tended to. When Clara volunteers at church to take a meal and groceries to a man on the outskirts of town, she has no idea what she’s in for. After all, she just wants to be of service. And seeing folks enjoy her food makes her day. Nathan doesn’t want anyone’s help. He’s a loner and likes it that way. Then one day, she busts down his door, and everything changes. Can this country beauty tame the beast Nathan has become? Or will he run her off before she has the chance…