There wasn't any reason for rich, charismatic Blade Hammond to waste a second glance on her, Eden admitted to herself. The hard, gruelling work of making a living for herself and her grandfather from a sheep station that was dying on its feet meant there was no money for pretty clothes and not time to make the best of herself. Besides, Blade looked upon her as a little sister to be protected and sheltered, not a grown woman who was ready for love. Was there no way of convincing him otherwise?