Tender Heart Texas Series

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.

**This is a novella length book** Can This Hellion Resist Hot Summer Love? Becky Arrington isn’t a daydreaming country girl just waiting for a handsome cowboy to come rescue her. She’s a strong, determined woman who can run a ranch as well as any man. To prove it, she needs a ranch all her own, and she has the perfect place in mind. But when her ideal ranch is sold to a mule-headed lawyer, Becky sees her dreams crumbling and she’ll be forced to do some major kissing-up to get Mason Granger to sell. Unfortunately, kissing Mason can addle a woman’s brain and make her lose track of what she really wants. A ranch. Or love. And who says she can’t have both? Divorce attorney Mason Granger learns early on that marriage is the fastest way to hell. Growing up with a mother who exchanged husbands like shoes, he has more than a few hang ups about women and spends his days punishing them in the courtroom . . . and his nights punishing them in the bedroom. But when a sassy spitfire sets her sights on the ranch he just purchased, he’s suddenly the one being punished. He can’t go anywhere without Becky Arrington showing up to annoy the hell out of him . . . and tempt him beyond his limits. And when he finally gives into temptation, he’ll discover that beneath the feisty, controlling cowgirl is a loyal, loving woman who will heal his soul and lasso his heart forever.

No heart is safe when a charming cowboy comes to town Dirk Hadley has bamboozled everyone in Bliss, Texas, into believing that he’s an easygoing drifter just passing through town. But Dirk is no drifter. He’s on a mission to discover the truth about his past. And when that past collides with the sweet and beautiful Gracie Arrington, he won’t be able to maintain his charade. But will the secret he’s been keeping ruin his chances of finally finding the home of his dreams with the woman of his heart? Gracie Arrington has spent her entire life trying to prove she’s worthy of the great Arrington name. After she’s injured in a horseback riding accident, her goal seems unobtainable. Until a handsome stranger arrives at the ranch. Unlike her brother and cousins, Dirk doesn’t treat her like a fragile piece of glass. His friendship and heated kisses motivate her to stand on her own two feet. But when she discovers Dirk’s betrayal, giving up her physical and mental crutches won’t be easy. Gracie will have to conquer her insecurities before she’ll be strong enough to walk down the aisle . . . straight into her smiling cowboy’s arms

Naughty or Nice? She thought she wanted nice . . . until she got a taste of naughty. All Savannah Reynolds wants for Christmas is to keep her interior design business from bankruptcy and find the perfect southern gentleman for her happily-ever-after. Unfortunately, her plan to save her business gets her stranded in a Texas ice storm with a naughty bad boy who is the complete opposite of the man on her wish list. Or is he? It will take a children’s nativity pageant and a touch of holiday magic to make Savannah realize that beneath the bad boy persona is the gentlemanly cowboy of her dreams. Raff Arrington has no intention of spending the holidays in Bliss, Texas. Staying at the Tender Heart Ranch on Christmas Eve would only add to the guilt he has carried around for years. But the holiday fates are cruel, and bad weather has him stuck in his great-grandfather’s cabin with an annoying southern belle whose tempting body drives him to distraction. Add a meddling gingerbread baker and a runaway teenager to the mix, and there’s no way Raff can escape the holiday hijinks that ensues. He’ll have to face the ghosts of Christmas past . . . before he can claim the Yuletide bride of his future.