Injured, Ethan desperately needs help with his son. Abby desperately needs a place to stay. An ideal trade--until a violent stranger starts stalking them both.

While having surgery in a distant city, wildlife biologist Ethan needs help with his son and small farm as much as Abby, a registered nurse, needs a temporary home that will allow her rescue dog.  A perfect situation, right?

It is…until she has to deal with his flock of ornery goats, a herd of cattle escaping, and a litter of new puppies born while he's away. Those challenges are manageable. But now, someone is trying to destroy her professional reputation. And out in the country, a dangerous stranger is lurking in the shadows, and threatening great harm...