**When a determined doctor meets the rebellious heir to a Texas oil
dynasty, sparks fly . . . but the flames of passion blazing between them
could destroy an empire.**No one knows why Dr. Lara Mallory opened up
her medical practice in the rowdy Texas town controlled by Tackett Oil.
But everyone remembers her role in the well-publicized scandal that
caused the downfall of White House hopeful Senator Clark Tackett. Now
the iron-fisted matriarch of Tackett Oil intends to use her money and
power to drive Lara out of town . . . especially when Lara meets Key,
the hell-raising -- and handsome -- youngest Tackett son. Following a
cataclysmic meeting, this determined doctor and brash, daring pilot find
themselves hurtling on a dangerous quest for the one secret that can
destroy the Tackett empire -- and anyone who dares to challenge its
power. But Lara decides to find the truth behind the corruption in town,
even if it costs her everything.