The first time Sofia McBride meets Cade Donovan, he warns her to keep her distance. She tells herself to heed his words, but she's stunned to realize her depth of attraction to this intimidating man. Try as she might, she's unable to resist him or his sexy, erotic demands. The deeper she becomes ensnared, the more she realizes she may never want to escape. All his life, enigmatic rancher Cade Donovan has chosen women who don't expect too much from him. But when a storm strands him with Sofia, his lovely, won't-take-no-for-an-answer event planner, all his dominant and protective instincts flare. Cade wants everything she has to offer, but he soon discovers Sofia's beauty hides a determination he hasn't counted on. Her untamed responses send him on a journey that will banish his demons and change them both forever.