Take Heart — Lisa Higdon

There is a place that lives within every heart...a special place where only love can bloom. And from the peaceful mountains of the Rockies to the Eastern windswept shores, there are small towns where gentle hearts can find their home -- and where true love is always right around the corner...

Halley St. John was thrilled when she inherited a ranch in Wilder, Wyoming. After all, the penniless ex-socialite was in dire straits and she knew the ranch was her only hope. But life on the rough frontier was harder than Halley expected -- especially when some of the locals tried to drive her out of town. Even Ben Parrish, the handsome rancher who helped Halley get settled, thought she had no place in the Wild West. Soon, Halley proved her mettle with the men in town by refusing to buckle under their pressure...and delighted the ladies when she founded a brand-new school. And Halley and Ben began to realize that they had far more in common than they'd ever dreamed...