A teacher on the run. A bounty hunter in quest. Can two enemies figure out how to trust one another before they both lose what they keep most dear? Stone Hammond may be the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So whenever a wealthy railroad trader hires him to discover his abducted granddaughter, Stone eagerly accepts. Charlotte Atherton, previous headmistress of Sullivan’s Academy for Exceptional Youths, can do anything to maintain her charges safe, specifically the orphaned young lady entrusted to her in regards to a Worthy Pursuit care. Charlotte guaranteed Lily’s mother she’d keep the girl from her unscrupulous grandfather, and nothing will minimize Charlotte from fulfilling that pledge. Not the handsome bounty hunter with surprisingly honest eye who comes looking for them. When Miss Atherton creates documentation that shows her to become Lily’s legal guardian, Stone must reevaluate everything he’s been resulted in believe. Is she villain or sufferer? Then a new danger pushes Charlotte to trust the person sent to kill her. Stone vows to safeguard what he once searched for to tear aside. Besides, he’s prepared to start a new pursuit: winning Charlotte’s heart.