He's not asking for help and she's not taking no for an answer in the first book of New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop's new series, High Country Hawkes. He'd been down for the count but hadn't counted on her. After an injury destroys his rodeo career, the last thing Dallas Hawkes wants is to train a new ranch hand. Sierra Armstrong has zero experience with ranching--little does Dallas know that she's secretly been hired to help him work through what he's lost. As Dallas inducts Sierra into ranch life, her sunshine threatens to crack his grumpy exterior...and maybe even his heart. When he learns the truth, will his pride be trampled or will Dallas get back up to love again? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You'll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the High Country Hawkes series: Book 1: Breakaway Cowboy Book 2: From Highrise to High Country