It takes a special kind of woman to step into her father's shoes and run a multinational conservancy at the age of twenty-six, but Sierra Montgomery has done just that. A trip to the outskirts of Cancun, Mexico, lands her in the middle of a rundown hostel and its adjoining animal sanctuary, a place that her father supported privately for years before his death. Sierra's intent to find out why the sanctuary wasn't eligible for official funding from the conservancy and to withdraw funding from her own pocket is met head-on by the tenacious owner, Jonathan Cavner. After a week of tense discussions about the future of his work, they part angrily with no intention of ever laying eyes on one another again. When thieves attack and injure Sierra on her way back to Cancun, Jonathan comes to her rescue. Forced temporarily into his care, she soon finds herself falling head over heels in love with this magical place, the beautiful creatures that call it home, and the selfless man by her side.