As exciting as the cattle drive is, the illumination of Jessye and Harrison's characters, often through the eyes of others, shines brightest. Through the events on a cattle drive, Jessye comes to learn the Englishman's true character, but a villain from her past threatens the possibility of a romance and leaves Harrison gravely injured.

Though attracted to each other, Jessye assumes Harrison is little more than a lazy scoundrel and, with no successful romance in his past, Harrison does not believe love is his to give. Jessye, a saloon owner's straight-talking daughter, seeks nothing but her financial independence. At the end of the Civil War, Englishman Harrison Bainbridge finds himself dirt poor in Texas, so he embarks on a business venture with Jessye Kane: driving cattle to sell for a profit up North. There are moments of adventure and suspense to complement the quieter times, exquisitely rendered love scenes and a hero and heroine so lonely that watching them find each other is truly joyous. Heath is known for her deft characterizations, attention to historical detail and mastery of small moments, so it comes as no surprise that the second installment in her trilogy of Englishmen in Texas (after A Rogue in Texas) features all of the above, and more. When he's suddenly injured, risking his life to save her from mortal danger, Jessye vows to do anything to make him whole again- forcing this rugged scoundrel who claims he has no heart to take the greatest risk of all. Jessye knows that noble-born Harrison isn't for the likes of her, but beneath his devil-may-care exterior, she senses a deeper vulnerability. But although she is willing to be his partner in a daring business venture, she is unwilling to embrace the passion he offers. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is a temptation hard to resist. Arriving in Texas, he never expected that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye.

Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath's classic novel of a love that overcomes all obstacles

Never Love a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath