Rafael Pederos is awakened in the middle of the night by his wheelchair-bound sister Pearl. Someone’s in the barn where they shouldn’t be. Rafael tells her to call the cops as he storms out to chase off the rustlers, but he’s too late. They’re already gone, and they’ve taken four pregnant mares with them. Now the future of the Pederos Ranch is up in the air.<br><br>This is where Chad Masters comes in. As a detective-ranger, he swears to track down the missing mares. But that’s easier said than done when he realizes there’s something about Rafael he can’t resist. Now if he can just get past the gruff exterior and teach Rafael how to love again.

Stolen Hearts

This was the spot where his life changed. The spot where his heart shattered as love betrayed him. Occasionally he wandered back here to reflect, to remind himself of the mistake he made, and this was definitely one of those times.


Because he could not, would not, let himself get swept away in the embrace of the lawman. No kisses would be allowed to woo him back into the light of love, to send his heart racing and his stomach somersaulting. He turned his back on all that some time ago. Why walk the same tortured path again?


Chapter 11