Bitter Creek series

Having forfeited his marriage and custody of his children in his ambition to achieve partner status, a Houston attorney works to defend a pharmaceutical company whose drug may have killed a young girl, and when the plaintiff's counsel turns out to be his high-school sweetheart, an unexpected romance ensues

A lavish summer wedding is being planned at Bitter Creek ranch. In one month, Clay Blackthorne will wed socialite Jocelyn Montrose. But when she hears stirrings of a corporate takeover by the family's archrival, North Grayhawk, Jocelyn covertly heads to North's ranch to offer a valuable commodity -- herself -- if North will call off his plans. Striking a deal to spend the summer with the steely, seductive North, Jocelyn fails to see that her sacrifice...

Experience this gripping saga from New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston's fan-favorite in the Bitter Creek series, Shattered. Nine years ago Kate Grayhawk Pendelton walked into Wyatt Shaw's life-and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt's back-and has the power to shatter Kate's future with the man she loves. By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year-old sons....