Everyone knows the Greenleaf family puts the "Hell" in Hellcat
Canyon--legend has it the only way they ever leave is in a cop car or a
casket. But Glory Greenleaf has a different getaway vehicle in mind: her
guitar. She has a Texas-sized talent and the ambition (and attitude) to
match, but only two people have ever believed in her: her brother, who's
in jail, and his best friend . . . who put him there.
Sheriff Eli Barlow has secretly been in love with Glory since he was
twelve years old. Which is how he knows her head is as hard as her heart
is soft--and why she can't forgive him for fracturing her family . . .
or forget that night they surrendered to an explosive, long-simmering
passion. But when a betrayal threatens Glory's big break, Eli will risk
everything to make it right . . . because the best way to love the girl
from Whiskey Creek might mean setting her free forever.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)