Celeste thinks she's irredeemable. Jacob knows she just needs a firm hand.

Celeste Dunn has been spending her life getting high and sleeping on a friend's couch, but her world is turned upside down when rancher Jacob Cannon tracks her down. Before he passed away, her estranged father made Jacob promise to look out for Celeste, and after the funeral she quickly discovers that the stern, handsome cowboy will not put up with her delinquent behavior.

When she tries to leave the small, isolated community where her father had made his home, Jacob makes it clear that she will not be going anywhere. Her sharp tongue and defiant attitude quickly earn her a sound spanking on her bare bottom and she soon learns the hard way that on this old-fashioned ranch naughty girls who swear get their mouths washed out with soap.

Over the coming weeks, Jacob gives Celeste the strict correction, loving guidance, and tender care she has long needed. To her surprise, Celeste finds herself falling in love with Jacob, and when he takes her in his arms and claims her properly she is left feeling safe and satisfied in a way she never has before. But can a wild child like her ever learn to obey the rules of the ranch?

Publisher's Note: The Rules of the Ranch includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.