The chance to be near his young son is the only thing that could entice former SWAT commander Matt Corbin back to his hometown. Matt has only a few happy memories of his tough childhood in Last Ride, Texas, and most of them involve Emory Parkman. Once his teenage crush, shes now living in a cottage on his late grandfathers ranch, which seems like a good omen&until Matt learns Emory is looking into his familys history, a subject hed prefer remained closed. Emorys wedding-gown designs are said to bring luckto everyone but her. Though twice bitten by romance that went sour, shes tempted to take a chance on the rancher next door. Emory and Matts long-ago attempts at love never got a fair chance, but all these years later, their attraction is stronger than ever. Maybe by unearthing some of his ancestors long-buried secrets, she can help him finally cast off the pasts shadows and prove to Matt that the third times the charm.