
Stung by her rejection, Jason leaves, ready to put the past-and the one woman he can't have-behind him once more. But Gracie harbors a shameful secret that makes her deeply afraid to love. In a moment of unbridled passion, Jason realizes that he's falling for Gracie. Now the wealthy owner of Comanche Wells ranch, Jason has finally come back home and discovered that the little girl he knew is all grown up. All rights reserved.įormat : Mass Market Paperback, 304 pagesĭimensions : Height: 6.54 Inches, Length: 4.240149 Inches, Weight: 0.33 Pounds, Width: 0.71 InchesĪs a teenager, Gracie worshipped her stepbrother, Jason, a strong, silent cowboy who left home early to seek his fortune. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Palmer, a romance veteran, knows how to concoct a savory chicken-fried love plot, but sometimes the gravy's laid on a little too thick. The feeling's mutual, and, eventually, their hearts collide despite the interference of Kittie Sartain, a bitchy redhead supermodel who tries to lasso Jason.

Gracie, meanwhile, harbors a dark secret that has made her frightened of romance even though she's desired Jason for years. Jason is a good ol' boy who prefers his Rocking Spur ranch to the family mansion old-fashioned Gracie tends to. Gracie and Jason Pendleton share no bloodlines, but they've been close ever since Gracie came to live with her now-deceased mother, Beverly, who married Jason's cruel (and also now dead) father, Myron. Publishers WeeklyĪ handsome rancher-tycoon and his shy, sheltered stepsister fall in love in Palmer's latest romantic melodrama (after Fearless) that's long on humid heat but hampered by cornpone theatrics. But when danger threatens her and the ranch, she can only hope that her long, tall Texan will come blazing home to save her, despite her secrets and take control of Comanche Wells, and her heart, once and for all. Stung by her rejection, Jason leaves, ready to put the past and the one woman he can’t have behind him once more. But Gracie harbors a shameful secret that makes her deeply afraid of love. When a moment of unbridled passion results in a kiss, Jason realizes that he’s falling for Gracie.

Now the wealthy owner of Comanche Wells ranch, Jason has finally come back home, and discovered that the little girl he knew is all grown up. Though Gracie hadn’t seen him in years, when her mother passed away, Jason ensured that Gracie would be cared for. As a teenager, Gracie worshipped her stepbrother, Jason, a strong, silent young cowboy who left home early to seek his fortune.
