by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 17
First published 1999
Callaghan Hart commands respect across his ranch. Hard as oak and silent as storm clouds, he makes women swoon and men step back. But redheaded Tess Brady has nearly brought this formidable rancher to his knees. The new ranch cook moves with kitten softness and morning dew delicacy. She sees through Callaghan's tough exterior in ways that drive the hardened cowboy wild. Her youthful innocence draws him like forbidden fruit. He wants to touch her, taste her, claim her completely. Yet he refuses to bed a woman whose star bright eyes hold dreams he could never fulfill. Marriage remains a trap he will not enter, no matter how tempting the bait proves to be.
Genres: romance, historical-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance
Setting: Ranch
Period: 19th-Century
192 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Silhouette