A swoony contemporary western romance Rancho de Amor brings city sensibilities and country values together in a hilarious and heartfelt story of finding love in unexpected places.In a lastditch effort to save a New York publishing house facing imminent closure editor Catherine Doyle travels across the country to the small town of Sisquoc California in search of the famous Loretta de Bonnair an elderly recluse and breakout author of the bestselling romance novel that has the nation in a fervor. Despite her own disappointment with love and misgivings about the novel Catherines determined to beat out the competition to offer Ms. de Bonnair a book deal she cant refuse.But as Catherine wanders the town interviewing the locals she slowly realizes something no one has ever seen the mysterious author.