"He's a wild Texas whirlwind, trying to outrun his painful past.She's a sweet Lone Star cowgirl, with deep down-home roots.Life in the fast lane is how bad boy Cru Cassidy escapes the aching memories of his childhood. Fast cars and fast women--not necessarily in that order--keep the sexy cowboy from caring or thinking too much. When a road trip has him passing through Simple, Texas, where he spent one summer on a boys' ranch for troubled teens, he can't help stopping in to see the two old cowboys who run it. When he sees the bad shape the cowboys and the Double Diamond Ranch are in, Cru knows he has to stay and help . . . and his job is made more enjoyable by the beautiful daughter of a neighboring rancher. He hopes to score a ride with the feisty redhead, but Penny is harder to catch than an unbroken filly. And when he discovers the soft heart under the womanly body, he soon starts to worry that he'll be the one getting broken and tamed. Penny Gardener has loved Cru almost as long as she's loved the Texas ranch she calls home. Unfortunately, when they first met, she was an awkward thirteen-year-old--which explains why Cru fell for her pretty older sister instead of her. Since her family's happiness has always been Penny's priority, she tries to push her feelings aside. But when Cru returns and sets his devilish green eyes on her, she struggles to remember that he was her sister's first love. Discovering his heartbreaking past will finally have her giving into her feelings and putting her own happiness first for a change. But will her love be enough to rope and heart-tie her bad boy? Or will he slip through her fingers like the elusive Texas wind?"-- Page [4] of cover.

"An uninspired writer searching for his muse. A feisty Texas gal trying to save her country inn. Bestselling author, Valentine Sterling has everything a man could want: fame, fortune, and beautiful women. But if he can't produce another bestseller, Val stands to lose the life he's worked so hard for. Hoping the peace and quiet of a small town will help him focus on his new novel, he rents a room at the only hotel in Simple, Texas.... Reba Dixon has no illusions about men and what they want from a full-figured woman like herself. She's been burned before by love and she has no desire to become any man's sex toy again ... especially a Double Diamond heartbreaker's. But when Val shows up at her boardinghouse demanding she wait on him hand and foot, she has little choice but to comply. If she wants her business to succeed, she needs the famous author's endorsement...."--Cover.

"He's the troubled teen turned tortured father. She's the responsible good-girl turned protective mama. And there's about to be a Texas-sized showdown. Fifteen years ago, Logan McCord was the classic irresistible rebel of the Double Diamond boys' ranch. Scarred both physically and emotionally from his abusive father, he kept to himself. Except for Evie, the heart-thumping girl from the neighboring ranch. No matter how much he tried to ignore her, the sassy blonde was determined to make him hers, and who was he to turn down some sweet summer luvin'. But her overbearing, mad bull of a father had other ideas. He refused to let a no-good delinquent mess around with his daughter and made sure Logan was removed from Evie's life. Or so he thought. Now Logan and Evie are back in Simple, Texas, and things are about to become anything but simple. Evie Gardener has never forgotten her brooding bad boy, Logan. How can she when their son looks just like him? But she'll never forgive the dirty sidewinder for lovin' and leavin' her pregnant. Now he's really overstepped boundary lines thinking he'll ride in and tame their wild, belligerent teenager for her. Just because the sexy cowboy is longing to mend fences doesn't mean she's ready to kiss and makeup. But the more time they spend together, the more Evie learns the truth about Logan's tortured past. Slowly, Logan and Evie build back the trust they lost . . . until she finds out that he's still keeping secrets. Now she's boot stompin', ass kickin' mad and it's going to take more than some country boy charm to calm this little Texas tornado. Can Logan and Evie let go of their insecurities and learn that love is well worth the risk? Or will the mistakes they made in the past separate these Lone Star-struck lovers forever?"-- Page [4] of cover.

After a disaster destroyed nearly everything Maddie Brooks owned, Trey Walker offered the petite redhead shelter at 2 Hope Ranch. A veterinarian, Maddie was smart, sexy, and good with animals… Impossible to resist, yet Trey is convinced he is cursed when it comes to women. The temporary arrangement Maddie made with Trey was supposed to be strictly business. Easy since Maddie had tried and failed to catch the handsome cowboy’s eye for a year. She thought she was so over him...until he kissed her.

Ethan Vecton, 18 years old Handsome, smart as hell, manly body and a playboy. He only looks at beautiful and hot girls. He hates and always get cold to nerdy, stupid and ugly girl. Kimberly Medilton, 18 years old She's one of Vallon's kids but she lives in Seattle with her grandparents. Her grandparents always teach her how to live ordinary before she goes to London for university. She's plain, not smart and dresses up like she has no money. Her only beauty is her heart to be exact.

One daring kiss with the playboy tempts the good girl, but can she tame him? Autry Hill may be a cowboy to his boots, but he’s also gained quite the reputation as a charmer and playboy. His parents aren’t sure he’s ready to take the reins of the family’s prosperous Texas ranch, so they set up a challenge: No women or scandal for the next six months and the ranch house he grew up in is his. Easy peasy, Autry thinks. He’s already tired of late nights and romancing, until elementary school teacher Beth Cooper happens to cross his path. Suddenly Autry is losing his heart, his mind, and what’s left of his reputation. Good girl teacher Beth Cooper is far too practical to fall for Autry Hill, even if she had a crush on him way back when. The man’s been breaking hearts since middle school. But when he becomes her unexpected champion and then they work together to help one of Beth’s troubled students who’s about to lose everything, she sees a different side of Autry – serious, compassionate, determined and dedicated. And that Autry is nearly impossible to resist. Does she need to?

Whatcha got cookin’, good-lookin’?After getting her heart broken, Carly Hanover believes the only person she can trust is herself. She works hard to become an executive chef and dreams of opening her own restaurant. But after being blackballed in the culinary world for losing her temper with a customer, that dream starts to fade . . . until she stumbles upon a rundown diner in Bliss, Texas, that could make all her wishes come true. The only one standing in her way is the owner—a headstrong rancher who is convinced Carly needs rescuing. And the truth is, she does. But can she finally let go of her past hurt and trust a cowboy hero for the job?Everyone thinks Zane Arrington has the perfect life. He owns a successful cattle ranch, is married to the homecoming queen, and just bought the best breeding bull this side of the Pecos. But things aren’t going as well as they seem. His wife ran off. His prize bull can’t get it up. And the new cook he hired is distracting him from solving these problems with her good cookin’, sexy little tattoos, and smart—but very kissable—mouth. It will take Zane embracing the crazy chaos for him to figure out that he doesn’t need a perfect life as much as the perfect wife.