Self-sufficient Texas Eugenia Thornhill espouses many rebellions, including giving a man-any man-authority over her heart, or her life. She hates the mother who named her "Texas" after her birth state instead of loving her enough to give her a real name. She hates the mother who ran off and left her young child with a cold, emotionless father. Texas likes to brag that she's not afraid of anything-not even spiders or snakes. Her boast proves empty when she meets childhood friend West Strom and realizes that she is deathly afraid of shadows, but is clueless as to why. Time and again she...

Cat Majors' boyfriend, Ty, leaves her beaten and bloody on a Texas Hill Country back road. When Cat hides in the back seat of a pickup truck, she finds herself taken in and cared for by a strong Christian family who homeschool their large family. The Creekmore's beliefs and behavior are as foreign to Cat as if she'd suddenly been dropped on another planet When Ty finds her again, he kidnaps and beats her savagely, and leaves her for dead. Sky Creekmore and family friend, Jesse, rescue Cat. Believing she's in love with Sky, Cat determines to win him away from his wife. While Cat struggles...