USA Today–Bestselling Author: This Texas cowboy wants the one woman he can't have . . .

A wealthy rancher and famed rodeo champion, Jaron Lambert has his pick of willing women, but he only has eyes for lovely young Mariah Stanton. For years, he's tried to stay away. But on one perfect, tender night they set aside their nine-year age difference and indulge in everything they've both been wanting.

But Jaron is still dealing with the effects of his dark, troubled past. He can't tell Mariah the truth, so he has to tell her their night was a mistake. Because falling for her is the one thing he can never do . . .