The Texas rancher's new family

By Allie Pleiter

Subjects: Fiction, Man-woman relationships, Single parents

Description: Tess Buckton returns to the Blue Thorn Ranch from Australia, badly needing Texas comfort. But the outback follows her home when celebrity Aussie horse coach Cooper Pine rents the ranch next door. The other Buckton siblings are worried Cooper's high profile is upset the idyllic Martins Gap community - but Tess is not so sure. Cooper is a surprising down-to-earth and doting father to his special-needs daughter.