Luke Lydell, former state cop, current cowboy and part-time private investigator, was supposed to be Claire Buchananâs joke bachelorette gift from her four sisters, her bridesmaidsâa last hurrah before her Christmas wedding to wealthy rancher Clive Stoddard. But Luke wasnât laughing. Growing up an orphan dumped on the steps of Lost Springs Ranch for troubled boys, heâd always wanted Claire, a rich rancherâs daughter, for his own. So this time, heâs playing for keepsâĻ.