What will these warriors and brothers do for the remarkable women they love? Four stories of the Sullivan/Sandoval family: a Hollywood superstar, a wounded warrior, a millionaire in disguise and an FBI agent haunted by the girl he couldn’t save—and the complicated women no one would have predicted for them Texas Heartthrob: Hollywood’s hottest heartthrob in disguise is a man who can’t walk away from anyone in trouble, faced with a woman who’s forgotten how to believe in heroes. Texas Healer: Wounded former Special Forces medic holds the power to heal both a doctor’s injured body and her wounded heart…but she can’t stay in his world—and he can’t leave. Texas Protector: A detective forever haunted by the night when he couldn’t save a young girl from trauma—now that young girl is a cop herself, and he must send her undercover to lure a murderer. Texas Deception: A plucky crusader falls for a down-on-his-luck stranger—only to learn too late that he's the villain determined to destroy her town Reviews: “Jean Brashear’s portrait of two wounded souls who find each other just when they most need someone is beautifully, gently drawn. Brashear’s smooth style and attention to detail make [this] quietly captivating.” ~RTBookclub (4½ of 5 stars) “Jean Brashear’s knack for storytelling shines in a poignant romance about two people traveling different paths to the same destination, to heal, to comfort and to love.” ~RTBookclub Tight suspense and great chemistry between the lead characters make Jean Brashear’s [book] a page-turner.” ~RTBookclub 4 ½ of 5 stars

This sexy Texan was only a one–night stand. Until he became her client – then her fake fiancé! Penelope Brand's hookup with billionaire Zach Ferguson was casual. Until he announces her as his fake fiancée to avoid scandal – and she discovers she's pregnant! Now Zach demands they say 'I do' for their child. But Pen won't settle for a sham marriage. If Zach wants to keep his Lone Star lover, it's his whole heart or nothing...

"Desperately affecting." —The New York Times “Generous and epic...takes us through generations of a singular family, whose loves and losses also tell us a story about America itself." —Eliot Schrefer, National Book Award finalist, author of Endangered Justin Deabler's Lone Stars follows the arc of four generations of a Texan family in a changing America. Julian Warner, a father at last, wrestles with a question his husband posed: what will you tell our son about the people you came from, now that they're gone? Finding the answers takes Julian back in time to Eisenhower's immigration border raids, an epistolary love affair during the Vietnam War, crumbling marriages, queer migrations to Cambridge and New York, up to the disorienting polarization of Obama's second term. And in these answers lies a hope: that by uncloseting ourselves—as immigrants, smart women, gay people—we find power in empathy.

When a Texas family is threatened, a beautiful PI is out to find the culprit—and solve the mystery of a man’s heart—in this wholesome contemporary romance. Sawyer Buchanon was against hiring private investigator Jade Warren. The escalating threats against his family’s construction business—and Sawyer in particular—don’t warrant that kind of expense. Even if Jade’s smart, beautiful and challenging in a way that intrigues him . . . Jade has personal reasons to mistrust any member of the Buchanon family—especially one as handsome and smooth as Sawyer. But everything she’s been led to believe about the smalltown Texas dynasty crumbles in the face of Sawyer’s decency and sweetness. And the closer Jade gets to Sawyer, the more intense her feelings for him become. Soon the biggest risk she’ll face is having Sawyer steal her heart.

Joshua Neville is a quiet, even-keeled rancher who was just minding his own business when he witnessed a brazen bank robbery in San Antonio, Texas, that left three men dead. Even more shocking than the heist itself is that the ringleader looked like a woman! Having escaped a gang of robbers who forced her to participate in a bank heist, Kate Wellington adopts an alias and decides to flee to Mexico. Lost and hungry, she stumbles upon the camp of a man named Josh Neville who offers to escort her across the border. But when she injures her ankle, the kindly cowboy takes “Dinah” home to his ranch to heal, instead. As the two grow closer, Josh realizes he’s fallen in love, even as he learns the truth about Dinah. But does he know the whole story? And, after the truth comes out, will he put his life at risk to keep her with him?

He'd been the housekeeper's son, foolish enough to fall for the boss's daughter. Kicked to the curb, Alex Montoya had become a self-made millionaire with one agenda—revenge. Now he had Rebecca Huntington exactly where he wanted her…paying off her father's debts by being his housekeeper. Alex vowed he would not feel anything but cold disdain for the woman now at his mercy. But some memories were hard to erase, just as some desires were impossible to resist.

My mind says Hell no. My body says Yes please. My heart says You

An uplifting story about role models, football, and tackling fear set in the heart of Friday Night Lights country—from the bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team, and Fantasy League. Clay is a quarterback's dream. When he zips across the field, arms outstretched, waiting for the ball to sail into his hands, there's no denying him the catch. Like most Texans, Clay is never more at home than when playing football. And his coach, a former star player for the Dallas Cowboys, is just like a second father. But as the football season kicks off, Clay begins to notice some odd behavior from his coach--lapses in his memory and strange mood swings. The conclusion is painful, but obvious: Coach Cooper is showing side effects of the many concussions he sustained during his playing days. As Clay's season wears on, it becomes clear that the real victory will be to help his coach walk onto that famous star logo in the middle of Cowboys Field one last time--during a Thanksgiving day ceremony honoring him and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates. In Lone Stars, #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica demonstrates once again that there is no children's sports novelist today who can match his ability to weave a story of vivid sports action and heartfelt emotion. A touching story that proves life is bigger than a game. Praise for Lone Stars "Lupica has crafted another fine sports story for the middle school reader."—VOYA "Young readers, no matter their level of interest in the game, will be drawn in by this touching, timely story."—Booklist "There is plenty of great football action to keep the sports enthusiasts engaged, and the information about concussive injury is easily understood and applied. This is an entertaining read that also imparts an important message."—School Library Connection

The first book in Tarryn Fisher's fan-favorite Love Me with Lies trilogy, The Opportunist is the twisty, unconventional second-chance love story you didn't see coming! When Olivia Kaspen spots her ex-boyfriend in a Miami record shop, she ignores good sense and approaches him. It’s been three years since their breakup, but when Caleb reveals he’s suffering from amnesia after a recent car accident, first she feels regret—and then opportunity. If he doesn't remember her, then he also doesn’t remember her manipulation, her deceit, or the horrible way she broke his heart. Seeing a chance to reunite with Caleb, she keeps their past, and the details around the implosion of their relationship, a secret. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid history under wraps, Olivia’s greatest obstacle is Caleb’s wicked new girlfriend, Leah, who's equally determined to possess the man who no longer remembers her. But soon Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that sometimes love falls short of redemption.

Rae: Lucas thinks I’m the perfect woman. The perfect woman to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. I’ll pretend I’m his, and he’ll sell my company his revolutionary dating app. He’s as hot as he is brilliant, so the lie isn’t hard to sell. I just hope I don’t get more than I bargained for. Like a seriously broken heart. Lucas: This private equity firm knew what they were doing when they sent a smoking hot redhead to acquire my company. And I know just what to do with her. I need to win back my ex, and Rae’s got all the assets necessary to make her jealous. Like her long legs, dangerous curves, and soft lips. Pretending she’s mine won’t be hard. Forgetting she isn’t might be.