The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown’s beloved

Texas! trilogy introduced readers worldwide to a captivating family struggling to go on without its patriarch—and to a man in pursuit of an elusive woman who may hold his future in her hands. Here is a saga told only as Brown can…an adored classic.

If middle children were born to rebel, Lucky Tyler was true to type. Charismatic and good-looking, his romantic conquests had earned him his name—while his temper had earned him a reputation as the family hothead. And one unfortunate night the sight of a woman being harassed got the best of him. The fight that ensued was predictable—the woman was not. Maybe Lucky was old-fashioned, but he’d expected at least a “Thank you” before she drove away. Then again, maybe chasing after a mysterious stranger was just the distraction he needed.

But the woman had a knack for disappearing—even after Lucky tracked her down. Even after they shared a night neither would forget. He was determined to find her yet again, but this time his search would be fueled by more than desire. For during the night a suspicious fire had broken out at Tyler Drilling—and Lucky was the prime suspect. Now the woman was more than his obsession, she was his alibi.

Cornered by her own deception, Devon Haines had tried her best to escape Lucky. Yet his bold pursuit and self-assurance disarmed her in a way she’d never experienced. But Lucky was about to ask for something she was terrified to give. Clearing his name would mean revealing a secret he’d regret ever knowing. Refusing could cost him everything. And doing either could mean losing him forever.

Pulsing with suspense and romance, here is the sweeping tale of a close-knit family and the daring, irreverent, irresistible heirs at its center.

Available for the first time in more than a decade, Brown's first book in her Texas! trilogy is now available in a stand-alone hardcover edition. Lucky Tyler attracts trouble--and women--like a lightning rod. But the night he steps in to rescue a mysterious redhead in a seedy bar, he gets much more than he bargains for.

Lucky Tyler attracted trouble--and women--like a lightning rod. But the night he stepped in to rescue a mysterious redhead in a seedy bar, he got more than he bargained for

The lady excited him, challenged him, drove him wild with desire--then vanished without a trace. Lucky was desperate to find her, to brand her with his heat--and when the police were called in to investigate a suspicious fire at Tyler Drilling, his family business, he needed her for an alibi

Torn between anguish and ecstasy, Devon Haines tried to refuse Lucky's pleas for help, but the reckless blue-eyed devil wouldn't take no as an answer from her... not when his touch could make her burn, could make her his.

Framed by old enemies, Lucky knew his only hope to clear himself rested on solving the crime, but Devon feared when his innocence was proved, she would lose the handsome cowboy who possessed her heart and soul Would the tragic vow that made their love forbidden cost her forever in his arms?

From the Paperback edition.

Sandra Brown is the author of more than fifty-five New York Times bestsellers, with over seventy million copies of her books in print. She and her husband live in Arlington, Texas.