TEXAN FOR THE TAKING – Charlene Sands
Boone Brothers of Texas , Book 1
Harlequin Desire #2661
ISBN: 978-1-335-60363-0
May 2019
Contemporary Series Romance

Boone Springs, Texas – Present Day

Event planner Drea MacDonald returns to her hometown of Boone Springs, well aware that she will likely run into her first love, wealthy rancher Mason Boone, since it is his event fundraiser that brought her back. Drea hasn't forgiven Mason for rejecting her when she was seventeen. All she wanted to do was show him how much she loved him by giving her virginity, but he flatly turned her down. This rejection caused her to do some unfortunate things and it continues to haunt her to this day. But Mason is different now, especially since he was widowed two years ago. Yet, there are sparks flying between Mason and Drea that confuse her. Why does she still want him? Will it lead to anything more than just hot looks between them?

Mason loved his late wife, who died from a heart condition, and he is honoring her memory by building a wing at the local hospital in her honor. He hasn't yet gotten back into the dating pool as he is still mourning. But the return of Drea—and the realization that he's attracted to her—has him rethinking his celibate ways. While her time in Boone Springs is only until the event happens, Mason has to tread carefully because her father does continue to live nearby. Add in that she blames Mason's family for her father losing the family ranch, let's just say there is some animosity between them, but that the passion of hate also begets sexual attraction.

TEXAN FOR THE TAKING is the first book in the Boone Brothers of Texas series about the family for whom the town of Boone Springs is named. The brothers are attractive and wealthy, which makes them ripe for some sexy reading as they each find their mates. Mason is the oldest, and the one who thought his love life was over after losing his wife (and unborn child). But Drea, a woman from his past, has the flames kindling between them. In TEXAN FOR THE TAKING, Mason has to struggle whether he is over his late wife and ready to move on. Drea is strong, beautiful, and a fighter. Will she fight for Mason's love?

In TEXAN FOR THE TAKING, Mason and Drea's relationship is both hot and cold at times. She didn't want to love him, though it's clear that he has her heart. She doesn't want to be second best in Mason's heart and tries to push him away, but the sexual attraction between them soon has her back in his bed. It will take nearly losing Drea before he finally sees the light. A passionate and endearing tale don't miss TEXAN FOR THE TAKING.

Patti Fischer