Carter Nicole Woodson realized things had gotten out of hand as she stood in front of 300 guests, interrupting the wedding vows of her old boyfriend. Carter leaves the city and escapes to her family�s ranch. Her grandfather's words resonate in everything she does � when you fall off a horse�get back on. So after giving up on love and the never-ending search for a man, she begins to follow in her grandfather's footsteps�and follows her heart -- turning her life into something she can be proud of.
Rafael Antonio Garcia has always been in love with the land and its wide open spaces. A third generation Latino American and the youngest of seven successful brothers. Rafael follows his dream of owning his own organic, sustainable farm, complete with plants and livestock. Rafael has also had pressure from his family to marry and he will if she can get past his list of six basic qualities he wants in a wife. After all one woman is as good a stand in as another.
What Carter finds in Rafael is something she never expected--a kindred spirit who loves the land as much as she does. And Rafael realizes that not any woman�even if she meets his six requirements�will do. For him, the right woman makes all the difference in the world.
