Home to the Cowboy — Bobby Hutchinson

Sara was a sight to behold

The new veterinarian in Bitterroot, Montana, Sara Wingate was up to her ears in muck and squealing pigs when she noticed Mitch Carter watching her. Mitch was a professional cowboy, at home on the back of a stallion, a hero in the rodeo ring. Was it any wonder Mitch was laughing at her?

In fact, Mitch envied Sara. Sara was fast gaining the respect of the community, was turning her new neighbors into friends, was building a future. Watching Sara, Mitch felt his heart stir with the unaccustomed need to belong to someplace -- and to someone.