Jean Brashear

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Once they had it all: a home with a man who adored her, three children they cherished, a life filled with passion and promise.Until one troubled child cost them everything.After a childhood of constant upheaval, all Cleo Formby wanted was to put down roots, to fill a house with family and love. When Malcolm Channing swept into her life, she gained it all: the home, the children, the love of a good man who adored herUntil their firstborn daughter tore their family apart, and even the love between Cleo and Malcolm wasnt strong enough to survive the devastation.Five years later, that daughter returns, destitutewith a child in tow. Cleo and Malcolm are thrown together againand realize that their love has never died.But both have ties to others now, and their daughter is no less troubled than before. Being in constant proximity yet unable to be together is a constant heartache, but the welfare of this little grandson has to take first place. When Malcolms new life is shattered by treachery, can he and Cleo overcome the wounds of the past and find their way back to the magic that once filled the house that love built?(A companion story to The Road Back Home, a different perspective of the story seen through Rias eyes and going beyond)"Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

Stories that feel like a warm embrace from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashears much-loved Sweetgrass Springs contemporary small town romance series that readers say they "just cant put down." THE BOOK BABES:Five friends share life and laughter and loveuntil unexpected temptation changes everything. And then theres the surprise Sweetgrass Springs connection TEXAS HOPE:Can two brothers who never knew each other existed overcome the secrets of a woman who abandoned one son and lied to the other? TEXAS STRONG:Can a man whos never trusted anyone and a woman whos trusted all the wrong men defy the odds and open their hearts to each other?

Can her family forgive what she cant forgive herself?Ria Channing ran from a tragedy of her own making six years ago, a pariah in the family and home that were once perfectuntil she destroyed them. But a deathbed promise to her only friend forces her to return for the sake of the grandson her parents have never met. Homeless, hungry and worn out from fighting for survival, she carries with her no expectation of forgivenessonly heartfelt hope that the house that love built will welcome and care for her child, if not his bad seed mother.Sculptor Sandor Wolfe owes his career and his future to Rias mother. There is nothing he wouldnt do to protect Cleo from the thankless daughter who has hurt her so deeply and now threatens the life she has rebuilt from the ashes of the old.What he doesnt expect, however, is to find a vulnerability and a courage that touch him as Ria tries to make up for all she has cost the family she destroyed.The battle is one she seems destined to lose, and Sandor finds himself torn between love and loyalty, with the stakes being his friends broken heart and a valiant, fragile womans survival. (A companion to The House That Love Built,a different perspective of the story seen through Rias eyes and going beyond)"Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

Gabriela Navarro believed she and Eli Wolverton would always be togetheruntil he abandoned her.Years later, Gaby has made a new life in the big city. Her future is bright, and Eli is her past. When she returns to bury her father and learns that Eli is accused of his murder, she is stunned, but she no longer knows the man whos replaced the boy she loved. Then their paths cross again, and though the longing between them is more powerful than ever, Eli refuses to defend himself and pushes her to go. Does Gaby believe the charges against him, or the urgings of her heart? There is so much more at stake than Gaby can imagine. With his freedom and his life on the line, only one thing would draw Eli away from his search for the truth: Gabys safety. Even if that means hell lose her forever."Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

A Special Place for Hearts that Need HealingThe first three stories of New York Times and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashears much-loved Sweetgrass Springs contemporary western romance series that readers just "cant put down.""Jean Brashear writes with warmth and emotional truth. The depth of her understanding of human nature marks her as a writer to watch." ~Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Readers say:"I love taking trips to Sweetgrass Springs! The characters and the story draw you in and wont let you put the book down until youve read the happily ever after. The writing is excellent and I really love the small town setting!" "Sweetgrass Springs, Texas embodies a special place for hearts that need healing. This warm and romantic series only gets better with each story." TEXAS ROOTS: A Paris-trained chef on the run finds Texas family she never knew existed and a sexy cowboy she doesnt dare loveTEXAS WILD:Sexy SEAL turned Hollywood stuntman returns home to find his buddys little sister all grown upTEXAS DREAMS: Take two reluctant brides and two frustrated grooms, mix with both clans of Gallaghers and season with a SEAL or three, a movie star, a Hollywood Barbie and a country music giantand get not one but two surprise weddings in the worst-kept secret in Texas!The Texas Heroes series includes:TEXAS SECRETSTEXAS LONELYTEXAS BAD BOYTEXAS REFUGETEXAS STARTEXAS DANGERTEXAS ROOTSTEXAS WILDTEXAS DREAMSTEXAS REBELTEXAS BLAZETEXAS CHRISTMAS BRIDETEXAS TIESTEXAS TROUBLESTEXAS TOGETHERTEXAS HOPETEXAS STRONGTEXAS SWEETTEXAS HEARTTHROBTEXAS HEALERTEXAS PROTECTORBE MINE THIS CHRISTMASTEXAS CHARMTEXAS MAGICBE MY MIDNIGHT KISSTEXAS DECEPTIONTEXAS LOSTTEXAS WANDERERTEXAS BODYGUARDTEXAS RESCUE

From New York Times and USAToday bestselling author Jean Brashear...Newly-minted detective Jace Carrolls innocuous first case plunges her into a world of shifting realities. At the center of the tangled knot is the mesmerizing and mysterious billionaire Dante Sabanne, a recluse whose proficiency with ancient poisons, mystical lore and exotic sexual practices makes him by turns a crucial expert witness, a devastating lover...and possibly the man behind a cult whose profane rituals have turned from depraved to deadly.Dante is the last of the Light Walkers, guardian of a magical amulet with healing powersbut that amulet has been stolen, and Dantes powers are fading. As he seeks to fight the evil intent on perverting the amulets powers, Fate plays a cruel joke: the beautiful detectivewho only believes in logic and the tangibleis his Prism, able to separate Light and help him walk the path back to his birthright.The powerful attraction between them complicates everything, as the Jace who thought she knew exactly who she was and what she wanted becomes both pawn and queen in a battle between the dark and the light. Innocents will die if she makes the wrong choice between the evidence before her eyes and the yearnings of a heart she is no longer sure she can trust.

"Eudora Welty meets Sue Monk Kidd, and they lunch with Fannie Flagg" ~Just Janga reviews"Wholly original, funny and poignant" ~#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan WiggsEvery life has signposts.Every traveler has a history.Sometimes a detour is the only way home.Ex-cocktail waitress and "convenience store professional" Eudora "Pea" OBrien is filled with grief and regret, low on cash and all alone. Headed down the hot, dusty back roads of Central Texas, Pea is convinced shell find a sign leading her to the reincarnated soul of the sister who raised her. A sign that shes found her place in the world of the living again.At least thats what the psychic promised.In an unforgettably funny and poignant journey, Pea collects an unlikely family of strays: a starving kitten, a pregnant teenager and a sexy con man trying to go straight. She meets fierce martial arts master Glory and grandmotherly cafe owner Lorena, two sisters who havent spoken to each other in years, though they live in the same tiny town. The two become Peas unlikely gurus as she struggles to learn swordplay and the art of perfect fried okra. Shell have to master both if shes going to find what matters mosther own lost soul."Stunning, powerful and raw. Pea is on a journey to heal herself, and find herselfand you will want to go with her to find her dear, dead sisterI do."~New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron"A wonderfully engaging story of one womans search for self. Jean Brashear tugs on your heartstrings and wont let go."~New York Times bestselling author Julia London"A fabulous read. Riveting. Original. Those characters grabbed my imagination and didnt let go."~New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell"Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

When shes lost all her dreams and is finally finding a place to call home, will she place her trustand her heartin the hands of a wanderer with secrets?Vanessa Porters brilliant career as a hotelier goes up in flames after a scandal, and she pours herself into rehabbing an old mansion to become a boutique hotel, doing much of the work herself because her funds are running out. Hotshot adventure photographer Dane Sullivans career is grounded after a near-death fall, and hes no longer sure he wants the life of death-defying risk that energized him for so long. While hes recovering and assessing his options, his kid sister Jilly volunteers him to help her friend Vanessa with handyman skills he and his brothers learned from their dad.The irascible, too-handsome photographer turned handyman wont be around long, which suits Vanessa just fineuntil the sparks between them turn from aggravation to smoldering attraction. Though her life has been filled with loss, can she survive losing this man whos come to mean so much to her? As Dane begins to contemplate sinking roots, the once-in-a-lifetime trip to a forbidden land suddenly is his for the taking, and he will have to choose between a life he never imagined and the dream that would restore the career that was once all he ever wanted.

Take a trip to beloved, welcoming Sweetgrass Springs with more warm and romantic stories filled with colorful characters and a small town setting that will grab hold of your heart! TEXAS SWEET:When a stranger who holds the keys to her identity arrives in town, will the girl everyone knows as Brenda come to terms with her past or run again? BE MINE THIS CHRISTMAS:The man hes become is not the boy she once knewand he may never forgive her, once he knows the secret shes been concealing TEXAS CHARM:Hes a country superstar; shes a small town waitress. When the real world slams into their stolen dream, whose heart will be the one to break?

They had the perfect marriageuntil he lost his way. Then he lost Bella.The blueblood and the bohemian married despite all the odds against them. They raised two children in a home that blossomed like the gardens Bella nurtured. But somewhere along the way, they lost who theyd been. At a crisis point, Bella sought time and space to think. Devastated by his role in her heartbreak, James had no choice but to let her leave.Only she never came home. Never answered even calls from their children.A frantic search. A woman with amnesia. A doctor half in love with his patient. When James finally locates the woman who owns his heart, learning that she remembers nothing of their life together is both a curse and a blessing. Can James remind her of all the joy they shared and make her fall in love with him again?Before her memory of his mistakes returnsand Bella stays away forever?"Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

The golden boy and the rebel girl who cost him everythingTough prosecutor Callie Hunter left the small town and never planned to return, but an unexpected inheritance requires her to return to the scene of her lifes greatest heartache.When she encounters the towns golden boy who once owned her young heartonly to learn hes fresh out of prison. All David Langley wants is to be left alone to scrape together a life unrecognizable to the boy who once carried the towns dreams on his shoulders.Until he let Callie Hunter derail him.The draw between them is still there, but having her see how far hes fallen is unbearable. The more shes with him, however, the more she knows that who he was didnt change. There has to be more to the story. But second chances dont happen for convicted murderers, and when old enemies conspire to send him back into the hell he barely survived, the only one who can help him is Callie.The last person on earth hes willing to ask for anything. "Jean Brashears distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

Sexy suspense from New York Times and USAToday bestselling romance author Jean Brashear...Deep-cover FBI agent Drake Cullinane is driven by guilt over a terrorist attack he couldnt prevent. Its taken him years to become the trusted head of security for arms dealer Klaus Hafner, the man responsible for that attack, and hes within days of taking down Hafner and his whole network.Jillian MacGregor found a splashy way to apply to be one of Klaus Hafners bodyguards, and shes out to kill the man the mysterious Cullinane is sworn to protect, seeking revenge for her sisters death at Hafners hands.White-hot attraction flares between them, but both are hiding dangerous secrets. Only one of them can winand if they cannot learn to trust each other, both of them could die."Jean Brashear will knock your socks off!" ~New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron

Welcome to the very small town with a very big heart! More stories from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashears much-loved Sweetgrass Springs contemporary western romance series that make readers say "I want to go live there!" TEXAS MAGIC:One billionaireone tomboyone night of magic. What is truth, and who is realand is love a luxury neither can afford? BE MY MIDNIGHT KISS:Its New Years Eve...and now or never for these two hearts COOKING KISSING AND COWBOYS :What is home, and how do you know when youve found it? A snarky tattooed sprite and celebrity jock get glimpses beneath the others veneer, and what they find surprises them

When a stranger who holds the keys to her identity arrives in town, will the girl everyone knows as Brenda come to terms with her past or run again?All the girl known as Brenda Jones has ever wanted is a home and family, but shes on the run from her past. She works hard and stays to herself, save only for her budding friendship with the equally shy Henry Jansen.Henry wants more than a simple friendship, but hes convinced shes too young, too innocent, too sweet. Brenda has a crush on Henry, as well, but shes underage and terrified of being put back in foster care, where shes spent most of her life since her mother abandoned her at age eight. Shes been flying under the radar, hiding behind a madeup name while finding a different sort of family and home in the year since she arrived in Sweetgrass Springsbut thats about to change.

The prodigal returns at last Will Sweetgrass ever be the same?From NYT and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear, the second boxed set in her much-loved Sweetgrass Springs series about a little town where hearts go to heal. Texas Rebel: A former rebellious teen turned billionaires reunion with his teenage sweetheart and a secret baby he never knew aboutTexas Blaze: What happens when a shark lawyer in stilettos has a fling with a hot firefighter determined to find Suzy Homemaker?Texas Christmas Bride: All he wants is the girl he thought hed lost forever.The Texas Heroes series includes:TEXAS SECRETSTEXAS LONELYTEXAS BAD BOYTEXAS REFUGETEXAS STARTEXAS DANGERTEXAS ROOTSTEXAS WILDTEXAS DREAMSTEXAS REBELTEXAS BLAZETEXAS CHRISTMAS BRIDETEXAS TIESTEXAS TROUBLESTEXAS TOGETHERTEXAS HOPETEXAS STRONGTEXAS SWEETTEXAS HEARTTHROBTEXAS HEALERTEXAS PROTECTORBE MINE THIS CHRISTMASTEXAS CHARMTEXAS MAGICBE MY MIDNIGHT KISS

Will the light that fills her draw him out of the darkness?Special Forces veteran Gabriel Coronado is haunted by nightmares that keep him in the shadows, exiling himself from human companionship as he wrestles with his demons. Walking the night to outrun his memories of those he wasnt able to save, he comes to the rescue of a small, valiant woman who puts herself in danger to save a young runaway.Jilly Sullivans life is dedicated to making a difference for the poor, championing one hopeless cause after another, spending time in the worst parts of town. When a desperate criminal overpowers her and a nameless hero saves her from harm, both their courses are altered forever.Gabriel finds himself drawn to the vibrant light that is Jilly, and she lures him from the darkness in which hes most comfortable. The more time they spend together, the more powerful their bond becomes. He comes to the defense of a young boy victimized by a brutal drug dealer, and when that drug dealer assaults Jilly in retaliation, Gabriel rescues her but quickly retreats to the darkness where he believes he belongs. Can Jilly, rocked by her brush with evil, convince this man to believe that he deserves to live in the light?

Four Lives will be changed forever when they learn that who they are is not what they always believedThe first three Texas romances in the series readers say will keep you "up all night."This western boxed set includes the first THREE books in the bestselling TEXAS HEROES romance series small town love stories rich with emotion, ripe with secrets, scandals and sexual tension.Dalton Wheeler vanished from Morning Star, Texas nearly forty years ago under suspicion of murder, leaving behind him a trail of secrets, scandal and lives torn apart in the wake of his reported death. The woman he loved married another, and life went on.Now the main characters in this tragedy are all gone, and in the wake of the final mans last will and testament, the past has roared back with a vengeance. Secrets will be revealed and the lives of four people will be shattered as they learn that who they are and where they come from is not at all what they always believed.TEXAS SECRETS Upandcoming chef Maddie Collins finds out that her fathers life was a lie when she is bequeathed a family homeplace she never knew existedby the husband of the only woman her father ever loved. A former Navy SEAL, sexy cowboy Boone Gallagher arrives back in Texas to discover that the father who drove him away has struck one last blow. The only place hes ever thought of as home now belongs to a woman who doesnt want it, and he must keep her there for thirty daysor it will be lost to them both.TEXAS LONELY Mitch Gallagher is a loner, down to the bone. Banished at sixteen from everything and everyone he held dear, hes an intensely private man whose rusty, unused heart long ago gave up on love. Fragile Perrie Matheson is on the run to protect her beloved son. Too ill to travel further with a winter storm on the way, she has no choice but to gamble her childs safety on a man who wants only to be left alone. But during days spent together in a Wyoming mountain cabin, Mitch and Perrie each find surprises in store...and all the reasons they should stay apart battle with the yearnings of hearts too long denied love.TEXAS BAD BOY Everyone thinks Lacey DeMille is the next thing to royalty, a society girl with beauty, brains and moneybut sexy Texas bad boy Devlin Marlowe knows better. Twenty years after being exiled in disgrace for daring to want her, the cowboy from the wrong side of the tracks has sweet revenge in his grasp...for only he knows that her whole life is built on a lie.And revenge may be more costly than either of them can imagine."Jean Brashear writes with warmth and emotional truth. The depth of her understanding of human nature marks her as a writer to watch." ~Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Jean Brashear is a writer of rare talent." ~Affaire de Coeur

Five friends share life and laughter and loveuntil unexpected temptation changes everything"Jean Brashear tugs on your heartstrings and wont let go." ~New York Times bestselling author Julia LondonFrom New York Times bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear: a boxed set of the threepart serial, The Book Babes of Austin, including Texas Ties, Texas Troubles and Texas Together, another story in her popular Texas Heroes seriesThe Book Babes reading group began as five women wanting to talk booksbut now theyve become family. Theres romance author Ava Sinclair, organizer and backbone; happilymarried mother of five Ellie Preston, the heart of the group; elegant art gallery owner Sylvie Everett; single mom and sociology professor Luisa Martinez; and ambitious attorney Laken Foster, the wild child of the bunch. For several years now, theyve met monthly and discussed the current book a littleand dissected their lives and loves far more often.But now change is rippling through the group, begun by Lakens restlessness with her freewheeling life of serial hookups and sent into hyperdrive by Avas suddenlyhot career, while Luisas abusive ex tries to reclaim their teenage son and Sylvie faces her mothers decline. But its when Ellie takes her first step into life after her children fly the nest and falls under the spell of the sexy artist whos teaching her to paint that the groups orbit begins to wobble on its axis, and lifefor all of them and the men they lovewill never be the same.And then theres the surprise Sweetgrass Springs connection...

What happens when a shark lawyer in stilettos has a fling with a hot firefighter determined to find Suzy Homemaker?From New York Times and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear, another book in her much-loved Texas Heroes series:Stilettos and pencil skirts are more successful, ambitious Pen Gallaghers style than the jeans and boots of the ranch where she was raised. Shes fought hard for her success and spared no time for love, certain that marriage and family are not her lot. Now everything shes worked for is jeopardized as scandal brews around her after she got involved with a man who prizes his own ambitions more. Forced to flee D.C. before her identity is revealed and she can never regain the life she battled to build, she reluctantly returns to Sweetgrass.Former SEAL turned firefighter Bridger Calhoun, on the other hand, visits Sweetgrass every chance he gets. After a recent tragic fire in which he nearly sacrificed his own life, he is ordered to take time offand Sweetgrass calls to him. After a lifetime spent rootless and fueled by adrenaline, Bridger wants a quiet life, a home and family of his own with a sweet, soft woman as eager for children as he is.Then a long-legged, sharp-tongued lawyer crosses his pathand flames ignite. While hes waiting to find Ms. Right and shes waiting for the coast to clearwhats the harm in a little fun? Its only temporary, both agreethey have nothing in common except the heat that blazes high between them, and their goals could not be more opposed. Soon the fire will burn down to embers, and theyll go on with their lives. Easy-peasy, right?Except love may have other plans