by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 14
First published 2002
Tom Walker, Drew Morris, and Jobe Dodd have built their lives around work and independence in the small town of Jacobsville, Texas. Each man has his reasons for avoiding serious relationships, but summer brings complications they never expected. As temperatures rise across the Texas landscape, these three friends discover that love has a way of finding even the most determined bachelors. Tom finds himself drawn to a woman who challenges everything he thought he wanted. Drew confronts feelings he has kept buried for years. Jobe faces a choice between the safety of solitude and the risk of opening his heart. The summer heat becomes a backdrop for passion, vulnerability, and the kind of love that changes everything. Each man must decide whether to retreat to familiar ground or embrace the possibility of something deeper than they ever imagined.
Genres: romance, american-fiction, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Jacobsville, Texas
Period: Summer
378 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Silhouette