Once a cowboy...Nicole Weston is shocked to encounter the man she loved-and left-ten years ago. Ex-cowboy Cameron Colter appears at her classroom door because his son, Michael, is one of her students. Michael's only recently become part of his life, and being a father is new to Cam. He needs Nicole's help, but their history makes things awkward. She hasn't seen Cam since she left him without a word of explanation...and she's not ready to start explaining now.Always a cowboy...Cam might not be ranching anymore, but he's still a cowboy at heart-independent, self-assured and fiercely loyal. As Nicole and Cam work together to help Michael, feelings that were buried in the past begin to reemerge. Nicole still loves him, and she wants to give that love a second chance, but how can she possibly reveal to him the real reason she ended their relationship?