Money is tight while Liberty Jones is growing up in Welcome, Texas, but hard work and determination get her through cosmetology school and then she meets a wealthy older businessman who offers her a job as his personal assistant over the objections of his son who thinks she is a gold digger.

In this sequel to Kleypas's first contemporary novel, Sugar Daddy, Haven Travis is the rebellious heiress of a wealthy oil family. But as Haven marries a man of whom the family disapprove, her life is set on a new and dangerous path. Two years later, when Haven returns to town, she is determined never to fall for the wrong man again. Hardy Cates, an enemy of her family, is the last person she needs darkening her door -- or setting her soul on fire....