Celeste Nilson Walker made up her mind about Ray when he walked out of her life without so much as a good-bye. Eight years and one disastrous marriage later, she s sworn off men for good. Now Ray s back in town and Celeste will do everything in her power to keep him from discovering the gift he left behind her precious daughter, Mia.
Self-made millionaire Ray Fontana has run out of challenges. He s met every goal, fulfilled every ambition and still he feels empty. When a tall blond stumbles out of his past, Ray s heart gets a jump start. He s determined to win Celeste back, not as a wealthy and successful entrepreneur but as plain old Ray, a man with a troubled past and a blue-collar future....

Josh O'Donnell may be able to charm the socks off everyone else in Providence, but Poppy Sullivan knows a snake-oil salesman when she sees one. The handsome, golden-eyed stranger fooled her once and she's not about to let it happen again.

Her concern for the well-being of the land must trump her growing attraction to Josh. When Josh makes her an offer too good to refuse---catering two meals a day for his production company as they film a nature documentary in the East Mojave National Preserve---Poppy can't pass up the opportunity to keep an eye on the production team, and on Josh himself.

As the film crew moves from the fantastic rock formations at Hole in the Wall to the booming sands of Kelso Dunes, Poppy's unwilling attraction to Josh grows stronger with each passing day. Now she's faced with the toughest decision of her life: can she leave all she holds dear to follow a rolling stone? Will she have to?...