Bücher der Reihe Heart of Texas

Surviving is only the first step.Javier Alde thought he had his life all figured out. He moved back to the city of his birth, found a great job and rebuilt some friendships…if only his love life followed suit.None of that matters anymore when he's abducted and imprisoned for several months. Upon his escape, he finds that surviving is only the first step.Malaki Taupo is slowly putting down roots in Dallas after working for several years as a traveling physical therapist when he finds out that one of his patients is the abducted therapist whose place Malaki took at the rehab center.The physical scars and injuries Javier sustained tell a story of torture that should have broken any reasonable person, but within Javier's gaze, Malaki sees the strength and determination to take back his life-and he's drawn to the capacity to love within Javier's heart.But navigating the perils of building a relationship is complicated. While Javier's lost the ability to trust himself, there's something about Malaki Taupo that stirs an ache inside him that's altogether different from the physical pain of rebuilding his body.Together they go on the journey of discovering who they are as men…and who they could be to each other.

In the heart of Texas, people know what really matters?family, friends, community. And they know that love gives meaning to every day of their lives...Some of the people in Promise are from old ranching families like the Westons and Pattersons?folks who arrived in the Hill Country more than a century ago. And then there are newcomers like Annie Applegate, who opens a bookstore in town. Some might say Annie does things backward. She marries a widowed veterinarian for the sake of his kids...and discovers that marriage can lead to love. In Promise, everyone's life is a story! The people here, like people everywhere, experience tragedies as well as triumphs, sorrow as well as joy. This town, like towns everywhere, has its share of secrets. But whether times are good or bad, you're never alone in a place like Promise. And as Annie Applegate knows, that makes all the difference.

A country Christmas might be the best Christmas of all... Return to Promise Rancher Cal Patterson and his wife, Jane--known as Dr. Texas--have recently separated, with Jane going back to her childhood home in California with their children. Now Cal, alone on his ranch, is forced to confront what he really wants in his life, what he needs. Jane is confronting the same questions. How seriously does Cal take his marriage vows? And how important is Promise, Texas, to Jane? Is there hope for a reconciliation--in time for Christmas? Buffalo Valley The town of Buffalo Valley, North Dakota--a community in farm country--is undergoing a revival. Vaughn Kyle, who's just out of the army, is looking for a place to live, a life to live. While he's waiting for his ambitious fianc e to make up her mind, he visits Buffalo Valley one snowy day and meets a young woman named Carrie Hendrickson. As they grow close, Vaughn has to question his feelings for the woman he thought he loved. He knows then that he wants to stay in Buffalo Valley, where life is about family and friends--not money and social standing. And not just at Christmas, but every day of the year...

Willkommen in Promise, dem Herzen von TexasFünf Jahre ist es her, dass Caroline nach Promise zurückgekehrt ist - gemeinsam mit ihrer kleinen Tochter Maggie. Niemandem hat sie je erzählt, wer Maggies Vater ist. Sie beide sind ein Team, und nur das zählt. Doch dann findet Grady, der ruhige, etwas schroffe Bruder ihrer besten Freundin, endlich den Mut, sie um ein Date zu bitten. Schnell kommen sie sich näher, und plötzlich scheint die Antwort auf die Frage nach Maggies Vater immer wichtiger zu werden ..