Dear Reader,

“Harlequin’s new special series called Crystal Creek wonderfully evokes the hot days and steamy nights of a small Texas community…impossible to put down until the last page is turned.”

—Romantic Times BOOKreviews

We hope you’ve enjoyed meeting the McKinneys, the Townsends, the Harrises, the Gibsons and all the other fine folk of Crystal Creek. At the Double C, we’ve witnessed joy and sorrow and Texas grit. At the Hole in the Wall, ingenuity and surprising reunions. At the Flying Horse, there’ve been hard times and desperate measures. And in this volume, come back to the Circle T, where Carolyn Trent’s cousin and bookkeeper, Lori Porter, finds herself unwillingly embroiled in an embezzlement controversy that threatens to destroy her relationship with Cody Hendricks, the new manager of the Southwest Bank. Barbara Kaye, who first introduced you to Crystal Creek with Deep in the Heart, won’t disappoint…but you may well be surprised by the turns life in Crystal Creek can take!

Marsha Zinberg

Executive Editor, Crystal Creek