Cowboy Honor: A Longhorn Canyon Novel

Brown’s sweet second Longhorn Canyon contemporary (after Cowboy Bold) pairs an independent businesswoman with a warmhearted cowboy. After wrecking her car during a Texas snowstorm, professional quilter Claire Mason finds shelter for herself and her four-year-old niece, Zaylie, in an unused cabin. When cowboy and Longhorn Canyon Ranch foreman Levi Jackson unlocks the door to the cabin to escape the storm, Claire greets him by pointing her pistol at him. But he convinces her he’s trustworthy, and they share the cabin until the storm passes. Claire and Zaylie agree to stay on at the ranch so that Claire can help the ranch owner’s wife, Retta; soon Claire and Retta become fast friends, the romantic attraction between Claire and Levi heats up, and Zaylie falls in love with the ranch animals. Claire comes to dread returning to her home in Oklahoma, where she cares for Zaylie when Zaylie’s father is deployed. The slow-simmering romance between Claire and Levi is enhanced by the kind supporting characters and the simple pleasures of ranch life in a story that’s sure to please fans of cowboy romances. (Oct.)