This wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't one of my favorite's. I thought the pace was a little slow, and the story just seemed to drag in places. Shea's family ranch was on a 99 year lease, with a renewal option. The owner of the ranch wanted the property back. Shea was willing to fight for the land that had been in her family for 200 years. Five days before the deadline, all party's had a meetings. She found out in the lease, there was a personal clause. It stated, In addition to the actual upkeep, if the renewal of the lease is awarded to a woman, she must be legally wed by or before the expiration of the lease. It went on to state that, If the female lessee has no husband or betrothed, the oldest adult male, unmarried, in the Morreston family will be joined to her in matrimony, legally and spiritully, and they shall live as husband and wife for a period of not less than one year. Her lawyer said they could try to fight it, but would not have a chance to get a reply from the courts within 5 days. Shea had grown up on that land, so many memories of playing in the big ranch house. She had promised her dad, she would take care of it, before he passed on. If she had to marry Alec, to keep her land, that's what she would do. The two married. It took a long time for the two to build up trust, or friendship. The chemistry was sizzling between the two from the start. They just fought against it. It ended up being a really sweet story. I just wished the two build a friendship sooner. Both Alec, and Shea were head strong, and slow to trust, making the story line drag.