She wasn't going to take "no" from anyoneanymore, especially not her late husband'srude business partner. Determined to providefor her two children and prove she wasn'tthe weak woman her husband had convincedeverybody she was, Laura Manning movedher family to tiny Rosewood, Texas, to takeover his share in the real-estate firm.

Who was Paul Russell to tell her she couldn'tdo it? Having survived her husband's mentalabuse, Laura knew she could do anything,no matter what the handsome Texan said.Especially since her family—and her heart—were at stake.