Big John Paladin thought it was easier to wrestle an angry bull than diaper one tiny infant. But since his wife left, the rancher had turned his talents to "baby wrangling." John knew his son needed more than a gruff cowboy's care. He needed a mother––and he deserved the best.

Dana Dixon was shocked. How dare John Paladin ask her for help when almost a year ago he'd run from her––into the arms of another woman! But how could she turn away a child with eyes so like the man she had once loved? And probably loved still...