A Texas lawman comes face-to-face with his past and meets the future his son? First, someone tries to kill him. Then an achingly familiar beauty from his past drops the bombshell of a lifetime he has a son. Two years ago, sheriff Jericho Crocketts attraction to Laurel Tate became a brief but intense affairuntil an unsolved murder made them enemies. Now, with their sons life hanging in the balance, the Texas lawman must put aside the pain of Laurels long-held secret in order to keep the little boy safe. But as working together causes powerful feelings to resurface, Jericho isnt about to walk away from being a father to his son?and maybe even a husband to Laurel.,