Jacob Garrison was a respected rancher who could deal with stampedes, blizzards, and even range wars. But how was he supposed to handle his little girls falling in love? There was so many things that a girl shouldn't do, and for a teacher, there were even more. No sooner had the hapless beauty escaped scandal in her Wyoming home by taking a Texas teaching job that she's met up with "Handy" Jack Harwood - a handsome gambler who would surely do her reputation no good. She knew she could get on track, if only she could ignore the unladylike excitement he stirred in her. She'd gamble one last time - on the goodness of Jack's rakish soul and that they were meant to be together. After that, she'd start . . . behaving herself.
