Drifter — Nancy Brooks

He was a broken man. That was the first thing Emma Louise Tracker noticed about the stranger. Jake Rawlings was in need of more than just a job; that was what Emma Louise noticed. Whatever else he was in need of, she knew he'd just found a part of it. All Jake needed was a chance. A new start. He had finally taken a right turn in his life the day he walked into Sweetbriar County. Being hired on at the Tracker Ranch was more than he could have hoped for. There was a lot of work to keep him busy. He was happy to help the widow, and be the big brother her granddaughter Nikki needed. But when Nikki's hotheaded sister Lacey comes home, Jake's newfound peace is put to the test. Between her arduous advances and a jilted rival's threats, it takes everything Jake has to keep things from taking a wrong turn.