"From the nationally bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of 1950s Texas socialites and the one irresistible, controversial woman at the bright, hot center of it all. Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall, blonde, beautiful, and strong, she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man who sees her seems to want her; every woman just wants to...

The blazing finale to the bestselling Texas saga finally arrives in paperback, just as Fern Michaels' latest novel, Seasons of Her Life, debuts in hardcover. For the millions of readers who have followed the Colemans in Texas Rich, Texas Heat, and Texas Fury, here is a spectacular send-off.--provided by fantastic fiction.

Follows a Texas family in the 1800s through Civil War battles, buffalo hunts, barroom shootouts, Indian wars, blizzards, and trail drives.

Maggie, the daugher of Moss and Bill Coleman, has invited all the passionate family, plus several hundred guests, to a July 4th barbecue to celebrate the new sense of family pride she's determined to forge. But whether its ambition, jealousy, rivalry, or passion, each Coleman has a drama of his or her own to face, and each will feed the flames of TEXAS HEAT.

When Indians massacre an army troop, Ross Caldwell's wife fears he's among the victims. But Caldwell is on the run, pursued by bitter enemies from the Civil War.Caldwell finds refuge in the arms of the sultry madam of Last Chance Gulch. But his bloody past catches up with him. A murderous ex-soldier is on his trail, and his wife has tracked him down as well...

Centering her life on the successful Walker family, into which she plans to marry, Shea struggles to end her affair with a less-than-stellar boyfriend only to have her entire existence placed in question by the death of the family's mother.

The searing saga of the 20th-century dynasty continues. The passion and betrayals of a new generation are being spawned, riveting destinies are being formed, and secrets from the past are being whispered in a turbulent wave of Texas fury.

"The Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms, and is no stranger to infidelity herself; she's tired of being the long-suffering wife thanks to her husband's many affairs. Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of allies...

Rancher Harry Hamilton enrolls in the Civil War, leaving his wife, Elizabeth, and their son to fend for themselves. They are joined by her draft-dodging brother and when Hamilton is killed the brother tries to prove his manhood by joining a gang of cattle rustlers. Fortunately for Elizabeth, a war buddy of her husband shows up to protect her from what follows.