After years of bouncing between foster homes, Livvy Sherman's one attempt at commitment and family blew apart with a resounding thud, and she ran, hiding within an environmental protest gone wrong. Her companions leave her in the middle of the woods to face a frighteningly angry lumberjack holding a rifle. Now, she has to beg for her freedom and try to fix a wrong. Landing smack in the middle of the Tully family was not what this self-appointed free spirit was counting on. And Jesse Tully, well, he rocked her world big-time. It's what Jesse and his family teach her about life, love and commitment that nearly brings her to her knees.Lumberjack Jesse Tully's life was a dumping ground for nothing but commitment and responsibility. With a disapproving father, a troubled teenager, a crabby grandma and a struggling family business weighing on him, the last thing Jesse needed was this hippy-dippy protestor on his doorstep. Funny thing was, the one person with little family experience brings his dysfunctional family together in the darnedest ways. He's fallen hard for her and suspects she may bolt, so he does something she will either love him for, or hate his guts.When Livvy realizes how deep she's in, the open road looks mighty attractive. Will the one thing she fears the most be the very thing that saves her?