Two sick boys, a mother at her breaking point, and a hero who is five years too late—but determined to stay forever.

Five years ago, Piers Drummond was young, ambitious, and—let’s be honest—a bit of a fool. He traded his sweet Salome for a wealthy man’s daughter and a fancy job, only to find that you can’t eat prestige and it certainly doesn’t keep you warm at night. Now a widower and a security officer on the rails, he’s a lot wiser and significantly more regretful.

Salome Court is no longer the impressionable girl Piers left behind. After surviving a nightmare marriage to a cruel man, she’s landed in Owen Falls, Idaho, with two small sons, a very light purse, and a heart that’s been hardened into a diamond.

When their paths cross again on a westbound train, Salome wants a fresh start, Piers wants a second chance, and destiny… well, destiny seems to have a wicked sense of humor.

Between a vicious saloon owner with boundary issues, two sick toddlers who refuse to stay in bed, and meddling former in-laws who haven’t quite gotten the memo that Piers is “off the market,” Salome and Piers have a mountain to climb.

Can a man who broke her heart once ever be trusted to hold it again? Or is the past a bridge too burnt to cross?

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