Hot Texas Nights Author:Mary Lynn Baxter A FAMILY — The Whitmore name in Austin, Texas, meant wealth, power, and ruthlessness. Run by patriarch Fletcher Whitmore, the family commanded respect -- and fear. Then eldest son and senatorial candidate Phillip Whitmore was shot and killed. His family called it a tragic accident. His young wife suspected it was murder. — ... more »A WOMAN
Natalie had been an orphan when the Whitmores took her in. Now she was scared. Fletcher Whitmore wanted to take away her baby daughter, the only Whitmore heir. He intended to stop her from investigating Phillip's death. So she had turned to a man who offered help, understanding, and then a soul-engulfing desire
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Rebel and hell-raiser Stone McCall changed his life after Phillip Whitmore's killing. He left the police force, stopped drinking, and got in shape. Still he just couldn't lose his bitterness until he cleared his name. Natalie offered him that chance. He didn't mean to fall in love with her. She inflamed him, she trusted him and now she was his to either cherish forever, or forever betray.« less