Crown of Glory- (Texas Empires #1)

the long version

The first of a series set in Texas chronicles, this novel begins the series with the eldest Hardin brother's life and the start of a family empire. From the author of "Hot Temper, Betrayal" and "Wicked". Gone To Texas! The sign sprouted up across the South as adventurers, debtors, and desperadoes left everything behind to start a new life in the Republic. Overrun by Comanche's, yet rich with the promise of extraordinary wealth, it was a land of contradictions, where dreams could turn to dust... or grow into vast empires founded by men of courage and women of passion. It was nothing but a dog-run cabin and five thousand acres of prime grassland when Eleanor Chase first set eyes on it. But someone had killed her father to get the deed to the place, and Ellie swore she would not leave Texas until she had her revenge and her ranch. There was just one man standing in her way - a blue-eyed devil named Cal Hardin. Was he the scoundrel who'd stolen her birthright, or the lover whose oh-so-right touch could steal her very breath away? Texas Empires 1. Crown of Glory 2. Lone Star 3. Longhorn