Texas Heart (Texas series #1)
Ruth Ryan Langan

Texas born Jessie Conway sets off on a reckless journey to find her father, who left on a cattle drive and never returned to their hard-scrabble ranch.
Cole Matthews is on the trail of a cold-blooded murderer. The last thing he needs is to baby-sit some fool female. But for better or worse, these two must work together if they are to survive the perils they will meet along the way.
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