by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans
First published 2005
Simon Hart has built walls around his heart that no woman will breach. The stubborn Long, Tall Texan has sworn off romance completely. But Tira Beck proves to be his weakness. Simon dismisses the flamboyant socialite as a careless flirt who treats marriage like a game. Then he discovers the truth. Tira has quietly saved all her love for him alone. Her presence captivates Simon despite his resistance. Every move she makes draws him closer. Yet he knows this virtuous woman won't give herself to him without commitment. Simon must choose between his vows of independence and becoming Tira's beloved. In the second story, undercover agent Chance Mackenzie plans to use Sunny Miller as bait to catch her terrorist father. He seduces her to learn her father's location. Sunny proves difficult to read and harder to trust. Chance struggles to stay focused on his mission when her beauty distracts him. Soon he realizes Sunny isn't his enemy. She's running for her life and needs his protection. Saving Sunny means revealing his true identity and admitting what she means to him.
Genres: romance, suspense, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance, romantic-suspense
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, passionate, tension-filled
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, protective-hero, second-chance-romance
Setting: Texas
249 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Silhouette Books
Content warnings: sexual-content