Lone Star Intrigue, 2-in-1

Debra White Smith is a speaker, media personality, and author of many bestselling books, including Romancing Your Husband, Romancing Your Wife, the Sister Suspense fiction series, and the Jane Austen fiction series. There are more than one million copies of her books in print.

Pulses race with love and danger as two brothers struggle to rescue and win the women they love, in Debra White Smith’s back-to-back novels Texas Heat and Texas Pursuit from her Lone Star Intrigue series. In Smith's first novel, Texas Heat, chief of police Jack Mansfield must arrest Charli Friedmont, the very woman who broke his heart several years ago. Charli claims she is innocent of the embezzlement charges, and Jack finds himself falling again for Charli as she desperately turns to him for help. Is Charli truly guilty? Or is she the victim of something more sinister at work?

Both Charli and Jack are on their guard at first -- Charli coming from the background of an abusive husband and divorce, and Jack afraid to open up his heart again when it was so easily tossed aside for another man years earlier. But slowly, as it becomes apparent that Charli's life is in danger, Jack is thrown into a thickening plot where both his life and heart are at stake.

Sequel Texas Pursuit follows younger brother Sonny Mansfield, a private investigator, who realizes he may have just unknowingly endangered Tanya O’Brien after a man claiming to be her ex-husband hired him to hunt her down. Sonny rents an apartment near Tanya to investigate further, developing a blossoming love for the sweet, practical redhead and her son Coty, as he discovers the devious intentions of his client, Maurice Salazar.

Tanya has always been practical, and no man has ever been good enough to fit her mold for the perfect husband. Finally, when Sonny Mansfield steps into her life asking to rent her attached garage apartment, she realizes she is slowly falling for this enigma of a man who is both carefree and cautious, boyishly charming and fiercely protective. But when Maurice resumes stalking her after her rejection of him, Sonny’s timing in her life couldn’t be more perfect -- almost too perfect. The plot builds as Tanya seeks to learn what it is Sonny is hiding, and Sonny seeks to thwart Maurice’s plans to kidnap Tanya at any cost.

Smith writes her series with the perfect blend of romance and suspense in these western damsel-in-distress novels. The intensity and danger mixed with the passionate chemistry between characters will keep readers frantically turning pages till the end. The characters struggle with their warring emotions and are eventually forced to confront each of their own inner demons of the past. In the end, forgiveness and love overcome all obstacles. Ephesians 4:32 says, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."

I thoroughly enjoyed Debra White Smith’s first two novels in her Lone Star Intrigue series and found myself lost in characters who were both relatable and fascinating. Teen girls and young women looking for a new and exciting romance series will not be disappointed as the very first pages plunge into the thick of the drama. When it comes to captivating chick lit, these novels get a gold star! – Lyndsey Gammage, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com

“Debra White Smith is a master storyteller whose way with words will charm, delight, and entertain. Her stories are not to be missed!” - Tracie Peterson, bestselling author of the Alaskan Quest series

“Debra White Smith is a master storyteller whose way with words will charm, delight, and entertain. Her stories are not to be missed!” - Tracie Peterson, bestselling author of the Alaskan Quest series

“A suspense-filled tale of deceit, embezzlement and murder that will keep readers on the edge of their seats....Written in a spirited and captivating style, this series should prove to be a favorite among readers.” - Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)

“A suspense-filled tale of deceit, embezzlement and murder that will keep readers on the edge of their seats....Written in a spirited and captivating style, this series should prove to be a favorite among readers.”