This Loving Land

An orphaned young woman finds danger and a dashing cowboy on the Texas frontier in this historical romance by a New York Times–bestselling author.

“For those who like their romances emotionally complex and brimful of grit, Garlock holds the reins masterfully.” —Publishers Weekly

As filled with promise as her name, nineteen-year-old Summer headed west for the vast Texas ranges. There she hoped to find Sam McLean, the man who cared for her family long ago. Instead, she rode into a future filled with renegade Apaches, a scheming enemy—and Sam McLean’s son Slater. As hard and handsome as big Sam was kind, Slater lived and worked for one thing only: to find the outlaw who had killed his father. Then a sweet memory from his boyhood arrived, transformed, on his doorstep. The little girl he had known long ago was now a beautiful young woman. She could bring the sunshine back into his life. But a secret long hidden, long feared, imperiled their tender, budding love.