Texas Loving Series

As a child, Julie’s face was horrifically scarred in an accident but she fought through the teasing and humiliation receiving her Master’s Degree. Then her dream job is ripped from her grasp when Williams Advertising is swallowed up by Taylor Industries and she is laid off. Unable to find another position because of her appearance she is forced to work for her brother, Tommy, cleaning swimming pools. When her brother assigns Taylor Industries to her as a client, she begs him to spare her the humiliation of cleaning Mr. Creep’s pools. On her very first visit her heart is broken when his twin daughters begin calling her Mama because she knows she will never be anyone’s Mama. Then when Julie is injured trying to save his twins from being kidnapped, Jarod vows to make her life better. He tries his best to protect her even though she doesn’t want to be protected, especially by Mr. Creep. Will Jarod and Julie be able to get past their individual pain to find each other?

Physically and emotionally scarred by a devastating illness at sixteen, Dr. Catherine Mills vows to never let a man close enough to hurt her, but when Steve Lawrence rescues her from a would-be rapist, the wall around her heart cracks. She is drawn to him, but fears his scorn when he learns her secrets. Lonely and alone, Steve yearns for an emotional connection and the happiness his friends have found, but fears the secrets in his past may condemn him to a lifetime of loneliness. Catherine takes his breath away. Initially he has hope, but after she rebuffs his attentions, he backs off, disappointed. When she shows up at his door hysterical, hope blooms again. Will Catherine overcome her fear and take a chance on love with Steve? Will revealing her secret cause him to turn away leaving her devastated again? Will the secrets in Steve’s past end their relationship before it has a chance to develop?

Sexually abused as a child, raped and widowed by her husband’s best friend, Jenna McElroy flees her childhood home seeking to escape her husband’s murderer. Then two months later, the murderer, Ricky Scott, finds her in Dallas, terrorizing her and her two year old son. When Jason Randall first sees Jenna McElroy, he is stunned by her unbelievable beauty and decides to make her his own. When he learns she appears to have been beaten, he vows to find the perpetrator and make him pay. That vow leads to Jason being arrested for manslaughter by an over-zealous Assistant District Attorney. Then Jason’s former fiancee shows up creating havoc in their lives. When Jason rebuffs her attempts to reconcile, she has a more sinister plan to pay off her debts. Will Jason be able to protect Jenna from the terrors that haunt her past? Will his former fiancée succeed in her quest to punish Jason? Will Jason and Jenna learn to love through the pain?

Karlie Cameron was raped at sixteen, but chooses to hide that fact to protect Jeremiah, her teacher, her idol, and her lover. When he is killed in an explosion, she dedicates her life to his dream of finding a cure for juvenile diabetes. As the clinical study, proving his premises were correct, draws to a close, Karlie finds herself being stalked, but by whom? Jacob Taylor, a pediatric endocrinologist, is intrigued by the illusive Dr. K.M. Cameron. He can’t understand why she hides her beauty and her brains behind dowdy clothes and thick glasses. When, during an arranged meeting with her, he learns she is being setup for termination by the director of the study, he assists her with meeting the man’s demands. The more time he spends with her the more intrigued he becomes. Over the next few weeks, it becomes apparent that the stalker and the harassment she is suffering on her job are related. Will Jacob be able to protect her? Will he finally be able to peel back the layers to the woman beneath? Will Karlie let the handsome doctor into her heart? Will her Cinderella story have a happy ending?

Since Grace’s death six years ago, the beast has lain dormant and no one has been able to make him stir. So Kreg Maddox is stunned when the beast springs to attention at the first glimpse of the blonde that stole his friend, Gerald’s car. His dilemma is how he can keep her from slipping through his fingers. Abby Anderson has been preparing for this day since she first received word of her husband’s death in Afghanistan, but when she is arrested for stealing a car she thought she borrowed from the dealership, her dream of securing funding from the state for the Survivor’s Assistance Program crumbles before her eyes. When a gorgeous stranger intervenes, then offers to fly her to Austin for her presentation on his private jet, she jumps at the opportunity, not realizing that decision will change the rest of her life. Will Kreg and Abby be able to overcome the pain of their individual loss and find each other? Will Kreg’s former fiancé manage to destroy their budding relationship? Will Kreg be able to protect Abby from a serial killer? Will Abby be able to tame the beast?

Painfully shy Fate Richards is venturing out on her own for the first time. She is surprising her best friend at Triple Creek Resort for a week of relaxation ... and unfortunately, work. In order to get a room, Fate had to agree to tend bar for the resort for two weeks. When she learns her friend is not at the ranch, she panics, but is stuck because she promised to tend bar. When Chase Williams encounters the beautiful young woman in the bar for the first time, sparks fly. He accuses her of theft and the normally reticent Fate finds herself furious that this gorgeous stranger would question her integrity. Their road to happiness is short, but littered with danger and intrigue. Will Chase be able to find Fate in time to save her from a flash flood? Will he go to prison for a murder he didn’t commit? Will they be able to save the ranch from an unscrupulous land developer?

Rachel Bryant believes she is unlovable. After all, if her own father couldn’t love her, how can any man? But when she sees Creed Remington, she is stunned speechless. She absolutely has to get to know him and only one thing stands in her way, Phillip Phillips. Creed Remington was betrayed by his first wife. He has been unwilling to risk his heart again, until now. A golden angel has taken his breath away and he will risk everything to capture her heart. Will Rachel and Creed be able to get past their fears to find true love? Will Creed’s dedication to the Marine Corp and his country tear them and their dreams apart? Will his brother once again destroy Creed’s dreams?

Audra Nelson hopes to help the young girl escape and with luck, get her back to her family. If she fails and Juan de Vila gets the child, she will be on her way out of the country before daybreak, lost forever, and Audra will probably be dead. She is not worried about dying. The way she looks at it, she is living on borrowed time. Eric, her dead sister’s husband, has been trying to kill her for years so he can gain control of her family’s fortune. She had to flee from him in the middle of the night almost seven years ago. As long as he can’t find her, or kill her, he can’t touch the money because it is in her name. Not that the money is doing her any good. She can’t touch the accounts for fear of him being able to locate her. Fred Jenkins is surprised, to say the least, that she is involved in saving young girls from sex trafficking. That was not mentioned in the briefing he had with her benefactor. He was told she is the target of a hit man hired by her brother-in-law. He expected her to be cowering in fear, not tempting fate. After witnessing her activities for the past few nights, he has a feeling more than one person wants her dead.

Tom Ashford loves women and samples as many as he can. He avoids relationships at all costs ... that is, until he meets the Matron of Honor at his best friend’s wedding. Stephanie Green takes his breath away and when they touch for the first time, the sexual chemistry nearly knocks him to his knees. After one night together, he is determined to possess her. The problem is, she left without giving him her phone number. Stephanie Green is shocked by the sexual chemistry and even though she is not the type of woman that sleeps around, she decides to enjoy one night with this sexy man. The next morning, she is horrified to find every single condom they used leaks. Did Tom intentionally poke holes in the condoms? Will he ever manage to get her phone number? What other barriers will they encounter during their journey to lasting love?