Texas Refuge: The Marshalls (Texas Heroes #4)

From USAToday bestselling author Jean Brashear, the first of a new series set in the romantic and rugged Lone Star State…

Seeking peace after nearly dying in a failed attempt to save his sister, the last thing former Houston detective Quinn Marshall wants is another woman to watch over, but someone important to his brother is in trouble, and Quinn's basic nature is to protect.

Soap opera star Lorie Chandler has already lost her husband to an obsessed fan and now her son is the madman's new target. While the police hunt the killer, Quinn's rugged Texas ranch is the ideal hiding place for Lorie and her child. Neither Quinn nor Lorie expects the explosive heat or the powerful emotion that flares to life in his canyon refuge, yet there is no future for them and both are painfully aware that their time together can only be temporary. When the madman finds them, Quinn's sole focus is on keeping Lorie and the boy he's come to love safe, even though how his success will mean that he will have to give them up to a life where he cannot belong.

"Jean Brashear writes with warmth and emotional truth. The depth of her understanding of human nature marks her as a writer to watch." ~Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Jean Brashear will knock your socks off!" ~New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron

"Jean Brashear is a writer of rare talent." ~Affaire de Coeur