Scarred Army veteran Derek Housely wants to be left alone in his secluded cabin... but a curvy spitfire is determined to keep him company. Single Samantha Manning wants a love of her own, but small-town dating hasn't been kind to her... until a rugged mountain man enters her life. When the chance to claim Derek as her fake boyfriend arises, how can Samantha resist calling the quiet warrior her own? Welcome to Guardian Valley, Montana where protective heroes fall hard for the curvy heroines who steal their hearts!