When Jasmine Mattioli, daughter of a powerful Sydney Mafia boss, flees a death threat, the last place she expects to find herself is the dust-choked, drought-stricken Carbide Creek. The outback property couldn’t be farther from the world she’s known, but Jasmine is willing to trade her city life for the scorching heat of the Australian bush until the danger cools. Kate Livingston, Carbide Creek’s no-nonsense owner, has her hands full keeping the cattle alive through the dry. She’s not about to let a city girl with soft hands and a sharp attitude throw a wrench in the works, no matter how striking she may be. But a connection sparks between them as stubborn as the red dirt beneath their boots. Torn between love and survival, Jasmine has to decide if she can let her heart take root in the outback—or if staying will endanger the one person she calls home.