Second Sunrise Cowboy — Rhonda Lee Carver

Dakota Childs stood at the cemetery in the rain on an unbelievably cold Texas afternoon. She'd quit her job and used up most of her cash to get here to say farewell to her beloved aunt. The last thing she needed or wanted was anyone's pity, but when the tall, sexy stranger in worn hat and boots pulled out the umbrella, and offered her a place to stay, she couldn't think of one good reason not to accept. When he steered his pale blue eyes her way, she was mesmerized…and instantly rethought her plans of leaving the small town.

Cash Bailey loved his daughter, but being a single father could be trying and downright confusing. He had no clue how young girls dressed, or how to braid hair or the importance of picking out matching shoes. Physically, he missed having someone to hold. Emotionally, he missed having someone to love --
what he'd lost when his wife died five years ago. Then in pops Dakota, her expressive eyes and innocent smile triggers something deep and intense in him. She's giving, beautiful and braids hair like a champ. For the first time in a long time, he has an opportunity for happiness, but why can't he shake the guilt?

When things start to heat up on Havens Ranch, Dakota faces a decision that will change her life forever. Will Cash finally break his internal chains and accept the emotions in his heart, or lose happiness for a second time?