HOT TEXAS NIGHTS – Janice Maynard
Texas Cattleman's Club : Houston, Book 1
Harlequin Desire #2647
ISBN: 978-1-335-60349-4
March 2019
Contemporary Series Romance

Houston, Texas – Present Day

After having lost contact for a few years, former friends Aria Jensen and Ethan Barringer run into each other at the Royal Diner. It turns out they will be working together to open a new Texas Cattleman's Club in Houston. Sparks fly between them and they hook up for a one-night stand. A few days later, Aria is stunned to learn that her father has gambled away a couple of million dollars and needs her to marry a man that Aria doesn't like in exchange for repayment of the debt. As she teeters on the edge of being forced to marry, she turns to Ethan for help. He offers to help her by pretending they're engaged as a way to chase away her ardent suitor.

The attraction between Aria and Ethan is there but neither wants to pursue it other than a couple of bouts of hot sex. Ethan sees red when he finds out Aria is being railroaded into marriage or face the loss of her father's company (and the rolling effect it will have on the employees). He figures a few days of pretending to be engaged will suffice, but Aria's spurned fiancé is determined to expose them as frauds. This forces Aria to move into Ethan's condo in Houston to make their relationship appear real. Under the same roof, the sexual attraction really begins to heat up between them. Once it's safe to “break up,” will they be able to walk away from each other?

The newest  Texas Cattleman's Club  series now shifts to Houston where the new club is located. In HOT TEXAS NIGHTS, there is a secondary plot about a club member and his attraction to the daughter of his rival. This appears to be part of a continuing storyline that will run throughout the series. But the main story in this tale is that of the sizzling hot attraction—and the affair—between Aria and Ethan. Turns out she has always cared for him as more than just a friend. But can she now convince him to look at her as a lover—and someone he wants in his life forever? Unfortunately for Aria, Ethan isn't looking for a bride.

In HOT TEXAS NIGHTS, Aria and Ethan immediately hook up after being apart for years, but they don't even think about going out for a date first. Is it just about sex for them? Yet, she has wanted him for years. While Ethan claims he doesn't want a commitment with a woman, he does show he has a possessive side and a protective streak when he jumps in when Aria needs him—all because he doesn't want her to marry another man. Now that they're temporarily living under the same roof, will the sparks that caused them to jump into bed lead to more deeper feelings? Find out the answer in the sizzling HOT TEXAS NIGHTS.

Patti Fischer