When the thunder rolls Andrew has to do some fast thinking to survive.

Crystal Creek…where power and influence live in the land, and in the hands of one family determined to nourish old Texas fortunes and to forge new Texas futures. Ken Slattery, foreman at the Double C, knows what he wants. He wants Nora Jones. But Nora already has a man in her life—her eight-year-old son, Rory. Besides, her ex-husband has threatened to kill any man who stakes a claim on her…and he's on his way home to Crystal Creek for the holiday weekend.

Beautiful, spirited Jin Cho has a hard choice ahead of her. Being courted by both Daniel and Sly Lone Wolf, aka, the Thunder Twins, is fun and exciting, but sooner or later she must make a choice. But how can a woman choose between such charismatic, handsome men? Daniel is a tall drink of water with arresting blue eyes, a wicked sense of humor, and an exuberant personality. The expert horseman makes her laugh and her pulse run wild. With his dark, smoldering eyes and dry wit, Sly has a charm all his own. His quieter nature reminds Jin that still waters run deep and his kisses set her on fire. Amid danger and tragedy, hearts are united and broken. Can love pull them all through or will the tempests of life keep them apart?

Winner of the Newbery Medal, this remarkably moving novel has impressed the hearts and minds of millions of readers. Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie's story—Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. * "[A] vivid story.... Entirely through its own internal development, the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence."—Booklist, starred review