A little mellow dramatic in spots, but sweet. ( )

Runaway into the west with Maddie Collins and Boone Gallagher. In order to step into the future, both must come face to face with their parents heartbreaking past. Texas Secrets is a tale of long held secrets and shocking revelations. Maddie and Boone are caught in the middle of circumstances beyond their control. Maddie has the home she always wanted, if she can survive the prejudices of a cowboy who sees her presence as a betrayal of his family legacy. Ms. Brashear spins an emotional tale of legacies, redemption and a betrayal that spans generations. Out of the ashes of tragedy comes a rebirth of love. Brashear and Dove give this broken home a heart. ( )

Maddie and Boone

Interesting retelling of the "must live in the same house" HEA.

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Sweet tension filled romance ( )

This book is a re-edition, published with the name "A family secret" in 1999.

When Sam Gallagher dies, he left his ranch to Maddie Collins, a stranger to the Gallagher family, to right a wrong, leaving his two sons without nothing.
When Maddie arrives at the ranch, heart broken and without any thought of what to do next, is confronted with Boone Gallagher, a surly and arrogant ex-SEAL. They dislike each other on site but when you are forced to live in the same house for 30 days what else can you do if not let the sparks fly?

I really liked the story. It was light but well constructed, funny but not ridiculous and the hot scenes were well developed. The characters were well built and the plot was credible.
I want to read the others of the serie. ( )