Luke Lydell, former state cop, current cowboy and part-time private investigator, was supposed to be Claire Buchananโs joke bachelorette gift from her four sisters, her bridesmaidsโa last hurrah before her Christmas wedding to wealthy rancher Clive Stoddard. But Luke wasnโt laughing. Growing up an orphan dumped on the steps of Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys, heโd always wanted Claire, a rich rancherโs daughter, for his own. So this time, heโs playing for keepsโฆ.