by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 1
First published 1988
Calhoun Ballenger runs his family's cattle ranch with an iron will and little patience for complications. When circumstances force him to confront feelings he has long buried, this hardened cowboy discovers that the woman he has been trying to ignore might be the one person who can break through his carefully constructed defenses. Set against the backdrop of rural Texas, Calhoun must choose between the safety of his solitary existence and the risk of opening his heart. Palmer weaves a story of second chances and unexpected passion as two stubborn souls circle each other in a dance of desire and denial. The emotional stakes rise when external pressures threaten to tear them apart before they can find their way to each other.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Texas
Period: Contemporary
187 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Silhouette