The Cowboy

JoanJohnstontransportsustoruggedpresent-dayTexas—aplaceofwide-openprairiesandunbridledambitions—wheretworanchingfamilies,theBlackthornesandtheCreeds,arelockedinabittercentury-oldfeud.Here,Johnstonbringstolifeabreathtakinglovestory—betweentheBlackthornes'oldestsonandtheCreeds'beautifuldaughter—amagnificentnovelofpassion,vengeance,andstar-crossedlove.TraceBlackthornewastaughtfromthecradletotakewhathewanted.AndhewantedCallieCreed.Elevenyearsago,thefeudbetweentheirfamilieshadtornthemapart.ButnowTracehascomehome,aruthlesshard-eyedstranger,makingheranoffershecouldn'trefuse:marryhimandsaveherstrugglingfamilyfromfinancialruin.Butthesecretsofthepastreturntohauntthem.AndCallieisonceagaincompelledtomakeanimpossiblechoice—betweenthefamilywhodesperatelyneedsherandtheonlymanshehaseverloved.