The Texas Brand: Generations Series by Maggie Shayne

Maria Michelle Brand Monroe. She’s a newly licensed vet, and will take over her mom’s clinic in their dusty, Southwest Texas town. She’s getting married, too. Her perfectly planned-out life is finally underway! Then, on the morning of her wedding, she learns something about her groom that hits her plans like a freight train. Harrison Hyde. He’s a scientist whose life’s work is done… and he has no idea what comes next... moreMaria Michelle Brand Monroe. She’s a newly licensed vet, and will take over her mom’s clinic in their dusty, Southwest Texas town. She’s getting married, too. Her perfectly planned-out life is finally underway! Then, on the morning of her wedding, she learns something about her groom that hits her plans like a freight train. Harrison Hyde. He’s a scientist whose life’s work is done… and he has no idea what comes next. His solitary drive across Southwest Texas to a demonstration of his ultra-efficient solar tile will give him time to think about what he wants. Whatever it is, it’ll be back east, where his family is, where he’d grown up, and where his mother is buried. A year ago, he’d promised his dying mom he would keep the family together. And it isn’t going well. The Meet. When Harrison stops to stretch his legs on a trail, a redhead in a tattered wedding dress runs right into him, knocking him flat, and demanding a ride out of town. Over the next 24 hours, Harrison is beaten up, his car is stolen, and his prototype with it. But Maria’s huge and thoroughly Texan family takes him in, determined to help. Maria realizes in short order that the good ol’ boy she’d been about to marry was all wrong for her. She’s fallen hard for a handsome nerd who doesn’t even wear cowboy boots. Harrison’s life and his promise are back east. But his heart’s attached to a runaway bride in Quinn, Texas. The Texas Generations. less

“Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate! ” —New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Forster. Ethan “Bubba” Brand was found on the doorstep of the Texas Brand Ranch as a baby, then adopted and raised by the big, loving Brand family. But he’s not a real Brand. He never has been. His blood is poison, his birth father, a criminal who murdered his mother. He’ll never feel worthy of the Brand name or the amazing kin who claim him... more“Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate! ” —New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Forster. Ethan “Bubba” Brand was found on the doorstep of the Texas Brand Ranch as a baby, then adopted and raised by the big, loving Brand family. But he’s not a real Brand. He never has been. His blood is poison, his birth father, a criminal who murdered his mother. He’ll never feel worthy of the Brand name or the amazing kin who claim him. And he can’t live in the town where his folk are local heroes, not without feeling like a fraud. The life that’s more comfortable for Ethan is on the road, playing in saloons and honky tonks, a country one-hit-wonder waiting for lightning to strike twice. He visits home a few times a year, and that’s plenty. Or it was plenty, until one day an angel arrived in his hometown and burrowed straight into his heart. His first glimpse of her shattered him. But Lily is off limits. She’s family—her brother Harrison just married his cousin Maria—and any kind of fling with her would tear the clan apart when it ended badly. As it obviously would. Lily’s so far above him she must be dizzy. Lily’s, sees things differently. She’s been in love with Ethan Brand since she first heard him sing. She’d bought his album and knew it by heart long before her brother married into his family, bringing her and her dad down to Ethan’s hometown. Now that she knows him in real life, her feelings have become real too. They’re meant for each other, it’s as plain as day. But she’ll be damned if she’ll chase a man who’s so determined not to be caught. When the death of his birth father brings trouble for Ethan, the family he doesn’t think he deserves circle their wagons around him. And the woman he thinks he can’t have proves that there’s no denying true love. Don’t miss Book 1 of this series, Harrison Hyde and the Runaway Bride. less

He’s a bad boy. An ex-con like Jeremiah has no business sleeping with a cop. He was taught growing up, The law’s the enemy. Every time. No exceptions. But Willow’s attraction to him is too good an opportunity to pass up, and seducing her will be no hardship because he’s just as hot for her. He needs her help to find a treasure worth a half million dollars that his father left hidden in her dusty, West Texas town. And sex seems the easiest way to get it. She’s a good girl... moreHe’s a bad boy. An ex-con like Jeremiah has no business sleeping with a cop. He was taught growing up, The law’s the enemy. Every time. No exceptions. But Willow’s attraction to him is too good an opportunity to pass up, and seducing her will be no hardship because he’s just as hot for her. He needs her help to find a treasure worth a half million dollars that his father left hidden in her dusty, West Texas town. And sex seems the easiest way to get it. She’s a good girl. Willow is a deputy in the Quinn County Sheriff’s Department and wants to be sheriff someday. But she has a dangerous case she can’t seem to solve, and a smoking hot man she can’t seem to shake. Why can’t she keep her hands off Jeremiah Thorne? Every time he touches her, she burns, even though she knows he’s keeping secrets that might cost her everything. A man beyond redemption, a woman who won’t give up, and a love that can’t be denied! less

From a New York Times bestselling, RITA® Award-winning novelist. His whole life was a lie. She's the only one who can help him find the truth. Wolf Travail thought he knew who he was. Then his mother's diary revealed the he wasn't born to her at all. He was abandoned in the Rio Grande as a newborn and found by a runaway girl who raised him as her own. Not even his name is real. Camellia Rio is the PI hired to help Wolf find his birth family. She's guarded, gun-shy, and sworn off men for good... moreFrom a New York Times bestselling, RITA® Award-winning novelist. His whole life was a lie. She's the only one who can help him find the truth. Wolf Travail thought he knew who he was. Then his mother's diary revealed the he wasn't born to her at all. He was abandoned in the Rio Grande as a newborn and found by a runaway girl who raised him as her own. Not even his name is real. Camellia Rio is the PI hired to help Wolf find his birth family. She's guarded, gun-shy, and sworn off men for good. But from the moment she meets Wolf, something shifts—and the walls she's built don't feel quite as solid. Wolf has no interest in finding the family who threw him away. But Camellia? Her, he's not ready to let go. What begins as a professional arrangement becomes an emotional journey neither expected—two wounded hearts, one dangerous attraction, and a truth that's been waiting decades to surface. Meanwhile, far away, a sister learns she once had a brother—and sets out to find what became of him. New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shayne brings her signature emotional depth and authentic character work to this moving contemporary romance. Shayne's masterful touch with family dynamics and emotional complexity shines as Wolf and Camellia navigate trauma, trust, and the kind of connection that changes everything. Perfect for readers who. – Identity mysteries with emotional depth. – Tortured heroes and resilient heroines. – Texas romance with family secrets. – Healing journeys and slow-burn attraction. – Found family and emotional discovery. less