by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 43
First published 2013
Hayes Carson has lost the only family he had left. His brother Bobby is dead, and Hayes believes blonde Minette Raynor supplied the fatal drugs. This long, tall Texan will let nothing stop him from getting justice. He begins investigating Minette, determined to prove her guilt. Minette finds Hayes attractive but his constant surveillance irritates her. What Hayes doesn't know is that Minette works undercover for the DEA. Her real problems go far beyond one suspicious man following her around Jacobsville, Texas. When serious danger threatens Minette's life, Hayes becomes the only person who can rescue her. She needs him to accept the truth about who she really is. Hayes must choose between his quest for vengeance and saving the woman he's been hunting.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, thriller, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Jacobsville, Texas
302 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN