From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas comes the first book in a compelling, emotionally resonant series set in a remote west Texas town—where family can be made by blood or by choice. Rancher Staten Kirkland, the last descendant of Ransom Canyon s founding father, is rugged and practical to the last. No one knows that when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, he runs to lovely, reclusive Quinn O Grady…or that she has her own secret that no one living knows. Young Lucas Reyes has his eye on the prize—college, and the chance to become something more than a ranch hand s son. But one night, one wrong decision, will set his life on a course even he hadn t imagined. Yancy Grey is running hard from his troubled past. He doesn t plan to stick around Ransom Canyon, just long enough to learn the town s weaknesses and how to use them for personal gain. Only Yancy, a common criminal since he was old enough to reach a car s pedals, isn t p