Anna Batista's life is great. Her event planning career is well established, allowing a comfy budget for shopping splurges at her favorite boutique. She has great friends, lives comfortably with her aunt, uncle and two sweet, young cousins who she loves to watch as they grow up. Anna hasn't found love, but why rush when everything else is going so right? But Anna has a secret. If that secret is discovered, it would mean devastation for her entire family. The last person she should have anything to do with is Sheriff Mike McBride. Having anyone in law enforcement close just isn't an option. But Mike can't be dissuaded. When he meets Anna, she immediately steals his heart. The beautiful, petite Anna is everything he's ever wanted in a woman and he'll move mountains to convince her that they're made for each other. Even persuading her to work on his campaign. When Mike's opponent for sheriff blackmails Anna, she is plunged into a web of forced deceit that threatens to tear apart her family, her heart, and the good hearted man she has now fallen for. With the election in tatters, and his career at risk, Mike must make some hard decisions. Can a good man choose both love and duty?