Long, Tall Texans: Cord & Long, Tall Texans: Harley
Diana Palmer
Long, Tall Texans: Cord (originally published in 2002 as Desperado )
Cord Romero barely survived a murder attempt from an elusive enemy. So the ruthless mercenary resolves to neutralize his foe. In order to get closer to his target, Cord joins forces with childhood friend Maggie Barton. Maggie is no longer the impressionable young woman he once knew, but a tragic secret from her past threatens her relationship with Cord…and sets her up as a pawn for his deadly enemy.
Long, Tall Texans: Hart (originally published in November 1997 as Christmas Cowboy within the anthology Lone Star Christmas )
Corrigan Hart isn’t the marrying kind, but he wants Dorie Wayne all the same. The ironhearted rancher will never admit how much the enticing, yet innocent Dorie means to him—until she leaves small-town Texas behind her. When a fateful Christmas encounter brings him face-to-face with his long-lost love, will these star-crossed lovers find happiness under the mistletoe?