The Ranger

He cant resist a puzzle When Texas Ranger Brice McAllister spies a sexy woman in short shorts gardening in her backyard, he cant help but flirt. She shuts him down hard, and Brice is astonished when he realizes this alluring woman is also the aloof and dowdy librariancomplete with thick-framed glasses and a shapeless dresswho helped him research land deeds earlier that day. Hes instantly intrigued and sets out to discover morenamely, why shes clearly hiding herself. She cant attract attention... After one side of her crime family is involved in her fiancés death, Maria Giordano puts half a continent between herself and her L.A. home and family. She moves to Whiskey River and reinvents herself as Mary, a serious and plain librarian. Her only indulgence is her garden and cooking with her neighbors young daughter. And then she meets Brice. Maria has every reason to avoid and resent a man with a badge, but when she needs protection, the last man she thinks she can trust is the first one she turns to.