Ike couldn't have stayed at the family orchard. It was brimming with siblings already. Besides, he needed space to mend a broken heart. Space away from her. Now he has begun a new life: a home in Potter County, a job as a Conservation Officer, a chance to start on his own. Fallyn Marshall isn't making that new life easy. Distrustful and obstinate, she hinders his investigation and interrupts his plans. He'd like nothing more than to ignore her. But his job prevents that. She has information he needs. Then his curiosity lures him in. What has made her personality so icy? Next his conscience goads him. What can he do to help her overcome her past? As Ike works to remove barriers. Fallyn retreats behind her walls. Does he have enough strength to solve the puzzle that is Fallyn Marshall. Or does he need? help?