Harlequin/Silhouette-type romance. Opens with angry rancher kicking h off his property so she has to walk miles back to town. Not Too Hot to Handle.

Just to be clear, this book is *not* Too Hot to Handle by Elizabeth Lowell but they have similar opening scenes. I am going to list every tiny detail I remember in hopes of triggering someone's memory.

Things I know for sure:

-Read in the early oughts, probably published no earlier than the 90s

-Main female character travels to the home/HQ of main male character hoping to reconcile

-They have known each other for some time

-Set in TX or another US state with large sprawling ranch property

-He is mad at her for something from their past and refuses to see her or kicks her out

-She has no transportation and sets off to walk back to the highway/ town

-Sometime later one of MMC's employees says "hey boss I think it's a shame she's walking for miles in this heat" and MMC feels bad and goes to fetch her

Things I am not sure of:

-He may have been injured and that's why she rushed to him

-She might have been working overseas at the time so it took a long time to travel back, which he interpreted as her not caring enough to respond quickly

-She may have arranged a friend to take over the overseas position and that friend featured in the next book

-She definitely had luggage but not sure if she tried carrying it with her on foot, or left it behind in hopes of picking it up later

-He might not have meant to kick her clean off his land, just said "get out"

-He may have been involved in some sort of law enforcement and maybe they go undercover/on assignment together at some point?

Feels like: maybe Diana Palmer, Susan Fox, one of those category authors where the MMC is a jerk but eventually apologizes/grovels.