by Diana Palmer
Part of Long, Tall Texans, book 3
First published 1988
Nell Regan keeps her head down at her Arizona dude ranch. She wears loose clothes that hide her figure and avoids eye contact that might reveal her natural beauty. Past hurt taught her that men bring only disappointment. She plans to run the ranch by herself, without complications. Tyler Jacobs changes everything when he arrives. He recognizes the loneliness that Nell carries because he knows that feeling himself. Something about her draws him in. He sees past the barriers she has built and wants to ease the sadness in her brown eyes. Nell fights her growing attraction to Tyler. She refuses to confuse his gentle treatment with genuine love. She made that mistake before and paid for it. But pushing Tyler away might cost her the one relationship that could heal her wounds. Nell must choose between the safety of isolation and the risk of opening her heart again.
Genres: romance, family-life, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Arizona
Period: contemporary
187 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Silhouette
Content warnings: emotional-abuse