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.

An unforgettable story of a young woman who might be falling for a match made in heaven from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

With her beloved mother gone, her twin sister about to be married, and no hint of Mr. Right on the horizon, Josie Dupré is lonesome. Luckily, she has her booming New Orleans catering business to keep her busy, and her fluffy white dog, Rosie, to keep her company . . . until an obnoxious...

Money is tight while Liberty Jones is growing up in Welcome, Texas, but hard work and determination get her through cosmetology school and then she meets a wealthy older businessman who offers her a job as his personal assistant over the objections of his son who thinks she is a gold digger.

"Olivia Lowell always believed her father's claim that her mother died in childbirth, until the shocking day a lawyer informs her that her mother has just passed away, leaving her a fortune. The money comes with a caveat--and a confession. In her will, Olivia's mother reveals that she and two college friends committed a crime long ago, and now she wants Olivia to track down her accomplices and convince them to come clean. Feeling betrayed by her father,...

Gossip runs rampant in the quaint town of Cedar Cove when a Vietnam veteran dies in Peggy Beldon's Bed and Breakfast, Jon Bowman and Maryellen Sherman prepare to get married, and several older widows find love and a little bit of scandal.

A housekeeper's daughter returns to the wealthy family she grew up with, falls in love again with the family heir, and learns the family's dark secrets.