Rancher and single mother, Lily Parkman, finally revealing the true identity of her daughter's father, finds her friendship with foreman Jonas Buchanan turning into something more as they discover when there's more to love, there's more at stake, especially when someone from the past arrives in Last Ride.

"Janessa Parkman spent one long-ago summer in Last Ride, Texas, trying to bond with her estranged father, Abe. Turns out that was plenty of time to fall hard-and crash badly-for Brody Harrell, who managed Abe's ranch. Everyone believed Brody would inherit Colts Creek one day, but now, fifteen years on, Abe's will reveals the shocking truth-Janessa gets everything, and she must agree to stay in town for three months...through Christmas. Brody's attraction...

A Texas lawman must face his past and bring a serial killer to justice. DEA agent Cord Granger knows evidence doesn't lie. And he knows the serial killer in custody--his biological father--is the Moonlight Strangler. With news of a similar attack, Cord takes the victim, rancher Karina Southerland, into his protective custody. Marred by the Strangler's hallmark slash across her cheek, Karina is sure Cord's father is innocent. The real killer is still...

"It's a run of bad luck when Sophie Granger loses her business and gets left at the alter all in one day. Desperate not to appear jilted, Sophie begs Clay McKinnon, Wrangler's Creek's smoking hot police chief, to pretend they are having an affair. But Clay refuses, leaving Sophie to retreat to the family ranch to lick her wounds. Hoping to leave his disreputable past behind, Clay moved to Wrangler's Creek for a fresh start. But that looks unlikely...