<p><strong>"So beautiful. You make it impossible to think." He pulled her against him and found her mouth. "You don't know how long I've wanted to do this."<br> When he let her up for air, she whispered as though she couldn't trust her voice, "Is this another Texas custom?"<br> "Absolutely," he growled. "Welcome to Texas."</strong></p> <p>Rancher Cooper Thorne thinks his life is finally on an even keel-until Delta Dandridge steps off the stagecoach and claims she's his mail order bride. Brash and quick-witted, the meddling Southern Belle is everything Cooper thought he never wanted...and everything his heart is telling him he needs. </p> <p>But Cooper swore long ago that he'd never marry, and he aims to keep his word, especially now that the demons from his past have returned to threaten everything-and everyone-he holds dear...<br> </p>