Marshall Ranch

With his competing days behind him, Wyatt Marshall has settled into ranching life in Marietta, Montana. But with the Copper Mountain Rodeo, his only exception, just around the corner, the last thing he needs is a distraction — especially one in the form of a pretty, yet vaguely familiar country singer. For Claire Miller, it's been almost a year since she fled Las Vegas with only her purse and the clothes on her back, and she's been laying low in Montana with a new image. When she and her country band travel to perform in the small town of Marietta, she doesn't plan on getting stranded there for several days. Or for an innocent offer to stay at a nearby ranch to turn out to be more than she bargained for: she recognizes its owner to be the same sexy cowboy she got hot and heavy with — then stood up — in Vegas. With the passion flaring between them and Wyatt getting closer to putting the pieces together, Claire is ready to run again, not knowing the danger that sent her fleeing in the first place is close on her heels.

Rosa Mercado is looking for something more serious with her love life, which is why she hits the brakes on the sexy cowboy who walks into her dad's restaurant and hits on her. Calvin Marshall had Rosa lined up in his sights to be his next conquest. Until she makes it clear she's looking for Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now. Commitment isn't exactly his favorite word. But when they're forced to stay at Misty Meadows Ranch together over Christmas, it becomes clear that there's more at stake than just one of them inheriting the ranch by New Year's Eve. The magic of the season will blur the line between love and hate, and challenge everything they both thought they wanted.