Faith Aldridge rides into Bramble, Texas, searching for answers and her long-lost twin sister, Hope. Only Faith is mistaken for long-gone Hope and do everything they can — rustling her car, spreading rumors like wildfire, and reining in some explosive secrets — to get “Hope” back together with Slate Calhoun.
Inheriting the most notorious house of ill repute in Texas can spell trouble for a prim and proper librarian. Yet when Elizabeth Murphy discovers a buck-naked cowboy handcuffed to a four-poster bed, she forgets all about the town gossips. Elizabeth has sworn off men, but the stranger’s kisses melt her resolve faster than ice cream on a hot summer day. As for Brant Cates, Elizabeth distracts him from his plan to solve a centuries-old crime.