After a passionate fling with Sam McCall a footloose cowboy she never expected to see again Joy Chase was preparing for single motherhood. She wouldn t marry out of obligation. She wouldn t settle for anything less than love. And when Sam unexpectedly arrived and discovered her pregnancy, Joy just knew love was not what Sam was offering.

He d never been able to erase the memory of their sultry night together. And with his wandering days behind him, Sam figured he d make a home with Joy and their child. But the charismatic cowboy hadn t expected Joy s ultimatum this ramblin man had less than nine months to open his heart!