A powerful businessman seeks refuge ... but his secrets can't be hidden. Hiding out in Jacobsville, Texas before testifying in a case, Michael Fiore crosses paths with beautiful but secretive Bernadette. Her solitary existence doesn't stop him from wanting her. But as their bond grows into passion, suddenly shocking truths surface ...

"Their love was born in Texas. Gabriel Brandon had been her hero ever since she was a girl and he'd rescued her, an orphan, from sure ruin. And Michelle Godrey had loved him forever, the mysterious rancher with the dark eyes, her protector and guardian angel. Now she'd blossomed into a woman. But could Michelle ever cast aside the shadows that lingered between them? Could she show Gabriel that their Lone Star love was true?"--From publisher description....

Welcomes back to Jacobsville to become reacquainted with Bentley Rydel. He lives hard and loves fiercely but sometimes it takes the right woman to make a man a hero. A hard face Veterinarian and a hard working little lady, who lives with her injured brother, find what she is looking for. Cappy does have a jerkish ex-boyfriend who causes problems, and a handicapped brother, Kell, whom she cares for. Kell was a mercenary, and a number of his friends...

Two stories in one volume : Winter roses (℗♭2007) and Cattleman's choice (℗♭1985).

"The winter soldier : Everyone in Jacobsville, Texas, steered clear of taciturn Cy Parks--everyone but the spirited Lisa Monroe, who electrified the formidable loner with her tantalizing kisses. Their fiery passion escalated when the soldier returned from the line of duty--and claimed Lisa as his bride, to shield her from a revenge-seeking desperado."--Dust jacket flap. "Cattleman's pride : He was strong, seductive and set in his ways. She was shy,...

"Billionaire oilman Blair Coleman has always taken care of his business. After having been used and cast aside by a woman he thought he loved, his personal life is far from his first priority. He knows only one has ever truly cared for him--but the irresistible blonde beauty is the daughter of his best friend. Niki Ashton has seen her father's friend wounded and she's seen him fight. Blair is the strongest--and most stubborn--man she's ever known....

Sheltered small-town girl Gretchen Brannon was out of her element when she aligned herself with Sheikh Philippe Sabon, the formidable ruler of Qawi. They came from different worlds, yet she found a soul mate in the powerful, sensual man who'd suppressed his passions for far too long - and harbored a secret anguish. Nevertheless, he made the virtuous young woman aware of her own courage... and, in turn, she aroused his sleeping senses as no other woman...

Ever since DEA agent Alexander Cobb had given Jodie Clayburn a Texas-size brush-off, they'd been sworn enemies. But eight years later, an undercover operation brought them back together again. This cynical Long, Tall Texan couldn't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl was now an understated beauty who electrified his senses and his heart. Or that she'd help him crack the drug-smuggling case that threatened all of Jacobsville. Tantalized to the core,...

A Native American man spurns his lover because of his views on interacial marriage only to be saved by her years later.

Merlyn Forrest Steele couldn't refuse the offer work for a living for one month, and her father would stop his clumsy matchmaking attempts. Maybe she'd somehow find a man who had eyes for her, not her bank account, and meanwhile, she could prove she was no dilettante heiress. So it was ironic that the first man to penetrate her defenses in her new life would be the one who was looking for just that. Not that she'd have the sardonic, arrogant Cameron...