Riding shotgun with a chatty blonde ten years his junior isn't cowboy Kipp Starr's first choice. Despite his attraction to pretty Beatrice Hollister, serious-minded Kipp feels they have little in common. But to show his gratitude for the Hollister family's Christmas hospitality, he agrees to accompany Beatrice on the drive to his home state of Idaho. Beatrice doesn't know if she's more excited about meeting her estranged grandmother--or driving Kipp home to his ranch. Secretly, she's wildly attracted to him, but a long-distance relationship is hard to navigate. When they're stranded by the wintry weather, their attraction becomes hotter than July. And Kipp finds himself wondering whether to pump the brakes--or trust in love for the long haul.