Desperado (Original) (Long, Tall Texans #0)

By: Diana Palmer

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Synopsis: Risking his neck—and falling in love!—is all in a day&’s work in New York Times bestseller Diana Palmer&’s classic Desperado Cord Romero lives for the adrenaline rush that comes with being a mercenary for hire. But this time the job is personal. Having barely survived a murder attempt, Cord is determined to neutralize his foe. In order to get closer to his target, Cord joins forces with the Lassiter Detective Agency, where he&’s reunited with childhood friend Maggie Barton. Maggie is no longer the impressionable young woman he once knew. She is strong, independent and in charge of her own life—and, professionally, Cord&’s equal. But Maggie has one vulnerability: a tragic secret from her past that threatens her relationship with Cord…and sets her up as a pawn for his deadly enemy. As sparks fly between them, he vows to save her—at any cost.