Gruff rancher Samuel Winters isn't cut out for relationships. He's too intense. Too protective. But maybe that's exactly what the shy woman who wandered onto his ranch needs...

Curvy Hope Gonzalez is the last single woman in her friend group. She wants love like in all the romance novels she reads, but do heroes like that exist in real life?

When a sudden snowstorm sends Samuel to Hope's rescue, will they take a risk on love or be left out in the cold?

Welcome to Guardian Valley, Montana where protective heroes fall hard for the curvy heroines who steal their hearts!

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? Virgin Plus-Size Heroine/Grumpy Cowboy Hero

? Forced Proximity

? Found Family