Bounty hunter Thomas Beaufort has no problem handling outlaws, but when he is left with a criminal's baby to care for, he is over his head. And the only person he can think of to ask for help is Esther Jensen, the woman whose heart he broke when he left town. But can he convince her to put aside the past until he tracks down the baby's outlaw father? Esther is ready to run Thomas off her Texas ranch--until she spies the abandoned newborn in his arms. Soon, working together to care for the precious babe stirs old hopes of a family. With trouble heading to their door, they could overcome it together--if she will entrust her wary heart to this sweet, second-chance family.