by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 38
First published 2010
Bentley Rydel has built his reputation in Jacobsville through hard living and fierce loving. This rugged Texan operates by his own rules, keeping his heart guarded behind walls of stubborn independence. When the right woman enters his world, she challenges everything he believes about himself and what it means to be a man worth loving. Bentley discovers that true strength sometimes means letting someone else see past the tough exterior he's cultivated. The woman who captures his attention refuses to be intimidated by his rough edges or impressed by his swagger. She sees the potential for heroism buried beneath his hardened surface. As their relationship deepens, Bentley must choose between the safety of his solitary existence and the risk of opening himself to real love. Diana Palmer returns readers to the familiar streets of Jacobsville, where cowboys still believe in honor and the women who love them demand nothing less than complete surrender of the heart.
Genres: romance, american-fiction, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Jacobsville, Texas
Period: contemporary
192 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Harlequin Books