Every time Eric Shepard came into their family general store, he riled Hilary just by his very presences. The anger she felt toward him had kept their sparring words heated for years. It didn't help that her mother was constantly inviting the handsome farmer to dinner or that her father was always trying to bribe the man to marry his only daughter. Eric was surprised when he became the guardian to his three little cousins. Now, if he could only convince Hilary Echols to help him with his young charges. He couldn't imagine raising a family with anyone else but her. If only he could figure out what he had done to deserve her never ending wrath and fix it. He was sure he could earn her love at last.