Feathers and Lace

THE LONG HOT SUMMER

Zach Shaner might have been a ranch owner, but only by default. So what if he had been born in Rocky Ridge? There was still no way he was going to spend his summer broiling in the sun on a...he didn't even know what kind of ranch he'd inherited, for criminy's sake! And though the shapely little ranch manager might have had other ideas, Zach's plan was to take the money -- and run.

Ellie Kessler had another plan -- one she'd formed about two seconds after meeting Zach. He might have had his feet in the city, but his heart was in Oklahoma, and his place was beside her. Now if only she could convince him that city life was for the birds....