A playboy rockstar gets some personal attention from his sexy female bodyguard in this Blacktop Cowboys® novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hang Tough. She’s protecting his body and guarding her heart... Country music star Devin McClain never imagined he’d attract crazed fans who would do anything to garner his attention. When he agrees to hire a discreet security detail, Devin is shocked when that bodyguard is a hard-bodied, steely-eyed woman. Liberty Masterson’s return to civilian life was fraught with challenges until she landed a job with a prestigious security firm. But when the former soldier agrees to provide personal protection during a cross-country tour, she doesn’t realize she’s supposed to masquerade as the playboy star’s girlfriend. Living in close quarters causes the chemistry between them to ignite. But as Liberty fears the sexy country star doesn’t see the real her, Devin worries that their intense connection won’t make it through the end of the tour...

Nashville Star meets Working GirlDown-and-out country singer Trace Harper parties like there's no tomorrow. When his manager dies, the party's over. Trace discovers he's not just broke, he's $15,000 in debt.Lisa Jenkins worked with Trace's dead manager and offers him a project that could revive his career - and put $100,000 in his pocket. But there's a catch - Trace must sign a morals clause for the length of the project. With nothing to lose, Trace takes Lisa on as his new manager and discovers life away from the party isn't all bad. But Lisa isn't exactly who he thinks she is, and when Trace's ex-wife shows up with proof of Lisa's deceit, Trace has to decide if he can trust her with his career - and his heart.

A rough and tumble woman meets her match in a wild cowboy in this Blacktop Cowboys® novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wrapped and Strapped. Tanna Barker is a world champion barrel racer. But her personal life has been less successful. Her recently widowed father has remarried, and sold the Texas ranch she called home. Now a rodeo injury has left the restless spitfire holed up in Muddy Gap, unsure what her next move should be. Veterinarian August Fletcher has always put his job first. He’s never found a woman who could handle his on-the-road lifestyle. But when sassy, sexy Tanna blows into town, he finally finds the woman of his fantasies. There’s something between them, but Tanna has been burned by love ’em and leave ’em road dogs before. It’ll take some sweet persuasion to convince her that Fletch is committed to their sizzling relationship for the long haul.

The country musician behind the chart-topping hit "Achy Breaky Heart" describes his life, from his Kentucky childhood listening to gospel and bluegrass music to his original pursuit of a career in baseball to his breakthrough in the music business.

Stories on life in a small town through the eyes of its inhabitants. As the protagonist in the story, Cheryl-lin, tells a taxi driver, she loves the town and the people, but the drawback is the place is so small "that you have to love them seventeen or eighteen times every day. It's like some Greek mythological torture." The setting is Burlington, Vermont.

This text argues that the hillbilly - in his various guises - has been viewed by mainstream Americans simultaneously as a violent degenerate who threatens the modern order and as a keeper of traditional values and thus symbolic of a nostalgic past free of the problems of contemporary life.