Texas Hill Country

ON CHRISTMAS DAY… the life of Dr. Caroline Stern changed forever. Her husband was murdered, her baby son kidnapped. When she found the boy again, he was with his biological father - a man Caroline never intended to meet.There seems no obvious tie between Jack Briscoe and the violence of sixteen months prior, but Caroline just wants her son back - something Jack seems unwilling to grant. He wants the boy, too, and when a wily old country judge demands the two of them work out a shared custody arrangement, Caroline finds herself in Texas Hill Country for longer than expected.Then she learns Jack wants her, too. And she might want him.In the beautiful town of Verde, on the shores of Lake Templeton, she begins to rebuild her life. But the dark clouds of the past have not vanished completely, and one last storm of deceit remains. A choice must be made, and only the deepest love will see them through. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

Introducing a bold new saga from the bestselling Johnstones. This is the epic story of new arrivals in the Old West-a proud family of dreamers in the untamed wilds of Texas Hill Country . . . They came to America to start a new life. Three brothers and their sister, the Braxton heirs lost everything they had in Europe so they boarded a ship to the Texas coast, hoping to stake a claim in the land of opportunity. They knew frontier life would be hard. But their troubles begin before they even reach Texas. A man is killed on board-a member of the fierce MacLochlainn clan who blame one of the Braxtons for his death. So begins a blood-drenched feud that will haunt and pursue them as they try to build a future in Texas Hill Country . . . Now a fugitive on the run, the wrongly accused Perry Braxton changes his name and joins the Texas Rangers-waiting for the day his past catches up to him. His oldest brother, Athelston, struggles to build a ranch in Commanche territory while the middle brother Jeremy turns to gambling and running with outlaws. Their sister, Bodie, falls in love with a rugged frontiersman, who teaches her the importance of riding, hunting-and shooting-in a life-or-death game of survival. Each of the siblings have forged a path of their own. But when one of them is in trouble-and a rival is out for revenge-the Braxtons stick together. Because family is family. And blood is thicker than bullets . . .

Love and patience help a loyal young Texan beauty overcome the fears of her heroic fiance, returning wounded from the Iraq War. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

Caught in an innocent but extremely compromising position, Lisa Simmons lost the handsome Deputy Rory Keller, but this Christmas is going to see both Rory and Lisa get what they want--and need. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

After facing horror and heartbreak alike, two U.S. veterans of the Iraq war are about to find their happily-ever-after. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

DANGER AT HOMEWounded war hero Holly Riley has come back to Texas, to the lakeshore community of Heaven's Point. Here, intending to recover from her injuries and build a new life with a band of injured veterans just like herself, she finds temporary work as a nanny with the charismatic Jimmy Adamcik. The handsome congressional candidate almost makes her forget her distrust of politics, and in his arms nothing else seems to matter. But Holly is right to fear. Jimmy will soon find himself sucked deeper into the seamy side of the political process, and an old enemy will reappear and target Holly's soldiers one by one. Only strength and valor will win this fight. And true love. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

WOUNDED BUT VICTORIOUSAfter three agonizing years of surgeries and rehab, U.S. Army veteran Jason Donahue is ready to leave the Iraq War in the past and rejoin society. Yet, no matter the success he achieves at work, people wince every time they see him.Everyone but Emily Riley. From the first, the beautiful redhead looks past his disfigurement and sees him. In return, Jason wants to buy her everything she deserves, starting with her dream home and going from there. Yet Emily has scars of her own, a past she's not ready to reveal. Only when they both come clean, when they view each other through eyes of trust and love, will they know that, when a good man and a good woman give each other their heart, the two will always have more than enough. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

NEVER AGAINAngie Baxter is strong, sweet, and fiercely independent. She not only divorced her violent husband but rescued and raised his abused son, and she fulfilled a dream of running her own handmade soap and cosmetics shop. No man will ever again rule her existence or hold sway over the people she loves-no matter if he's brave, handsome, and all that stands between her and a band of ruthless criminals.UNTIL IT'S FOR GOODThe playboy of Verde County, Deputy Sheriff Russ Riley is a disappointment to everyone. His family thinks they know why he was kicked out the military, and why he became police instead of entering their legacy law firm, but his secret goes much deeper than that. So he enjoys a life without commitment, knowing love and a family are out of the question. Then an innocent woman becomes the target of violence, and Russ realizes Angie Baxter is the one person who can make him a better man. To win her heart, he'll have to not just protect and serve, but worship. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

TWO HEARTS, ONE GIFTGina Reyes takes her job as Miss Santa seriously. There are more needy families in San Antonio than money to help them, especially around the holidays. This year she receives an incredible donation that comes with a price, her new co-chair. Her family has felt the sting of his company's Big Picture for the Greater Good philosophy, and the man represents everything she abhors.Lalo Navarro, a son of privilege, wants nothing more than to improve his beloved San Antonio. Imagine his surprise when he learns he's a demon and not a do-gooder. Pushed into accepting the Miss Santa co-chair to raise his political visibility, Lalo is soon humbled by Miss Santa herself, the shapely Gina Reyes, who somehow becomes everything he wants. On opposite sides of just about every issue imaginable, the only thing that could bring them together would be to follow their hearts…and then a Christmas miracle. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.

FIRST IN HIS HEARTThe survivor of a brutal attack, Misty Martinez has just come home to San Antonio to put her life back together when her little brother is framed for selling drugs. Her father insists she help, but to clear her brother's name and find the real culprits she must go undercover, joining a band and posing as the girlfriend of the wealthy widower and owner of the nightclub where her brother worked.Alex Navarro is sensual, compelling…and arrogant and embittered, unable to return Misty's love, as his heart still belongs to his dead wife. Yet their attraction is there, undeniable, mutual, all-consuming. A choice might be made to find pleasure in a moment, but something sweeter begs to be tasted. This love is like the redemption Misty is seeking for her family-difficult, dangerous, and the only thing that can destroy the demons of the past. A family saga about wounded warriors and the people that love them.