The Heart of Texas

RJ Scott

Feb 2011 · Love Lane Books Limited

About this ebook

Riley Hayes, the playboy of the Hayes family, is a young man who seems to have it all: money, a career he loves, and his pick of beautiful women. His father, CEO of HayesOil, passes control of the corporation to his two sons; but a stipulation is attached to Riley's portion. Concerned about Riley's lack of maturity, his father requires that Riley 'marry and stay married for one year to someone he loves'.

Angered by the requirement, Riley seeks a means of bypassing his father's stipulation. Blackmailing Jack Campbell into marrying him ""for love"" suits Riley's purpose. There is no mention in his father's documents that the marriage had to be with a woman and Jack Campbell is the son of Riley Senior's arch-rival. Win-win.

Riley marries Jack and abruptly his entire world is turned inside out. Riley hadn't counted on the fact that Jack Campbell, quiet and unassuming rancher, is a force of nature in his own right.

This is a story of murder, deceit, the struggle for power, lust and love, the sprawling life of a rancher and the whirlwind existence of a playboy. But under and through it all, as Riley learns over the months, this is a tale about family and everything that that word means.

Ratings and reviews

Definitely gets 5 out of 5 stars. Amazing book; story reads like 'Dallas' or 'Dynasty'. So heated and passionate. The only problem is that every male is named with a 'J' name. What is up with that? I really want to know how the author could allow such a blunder to happen. It distracts from the story because I've constantly got to stop reading long enough to figure out which character they mean since they all have J names. Might I suggest names for the characters? I think Jack should be Thomas. And Jim should be David. Josh can stay Josh, since you like the letter J. But I always wanted a Character named Bob in a cowboy story. So who will be Bob? Read the book and let me know. You'll love it.

About the author

RJ Scott is the author of the over one hundred published novels and discovered romance in books at a very young age. She realized that if there wasn’t romance on the page, she could create it in her head, and is a lifelong writer.

She lives and works out of her home in the beautiful English countryside, spends her spare time reading, watching films, and enjoying time with her family.

The last time she had a week’s break from writing she didn't like it one little bit and has yet to meet a bottle of wine she couldn’t defeat.