Road Tripping Across the USA Mini Reading Challenge: Texas

A simple night of forgetting; a connection that’s simply unforgettable.

Jackie and Camryn meet in a bar after they’ve both had a lousy day. Jackie’s boyfriend just dumped her, and Camryn lost a promotion. To forget their troubles, they engage in a steamy night of passion. It’s only meant to be a fling, but now Jackie is questioning her sexuality, and the cautious, sensible Camryn is considering risking her heart.

Can not-so-innocent flirting lead to forever?

When CeCe Sloan’s favorite client comes to her new salon’s open house a sexy, flirty banter begins. Alexis is so far out of her league, but what happens in the back room doesn’t count, right?

Come along on this sexy, romantic adventure and find out why CeCe Sloan is swooning.

When rivals become teammates, possibilities are endless.

Cory Sloan and Vi Valdez are selling liquor in the same area, but sparks fly when the rivals meet.

Come along on this rocky romantic adventure and find out if Cory will be swearing at Vi or will she be swearing her love forever?

Can a fake kiss lead to forever?

Cat Sloan opened her bookstore alongside her sisters’ stores. She quickly made a new friend in the delightful Elena Burkett.

When Cat’s ex and reason for her heartbreak returns to town, Elena devises a plan to help her friend send the ex packing. It all starts with a fake kiss.

When love dares to alter a carefully crafted life plan, does the heart win?

Addison Henry is the new bank president in small-town Brazos Falls, but she’s headed to the CEO’s office.

Then she meets Lissa Morgan.

She’s never been with a woman. She has no time for love. She’s on her way to the top. But her heart has another plan. What now?

A fake date for the holidays--what could go wrong?

A glacial slow burn about a reclusive moonshiner and a high-strung executive growing close during fake dating shenanigans.

Gabriella Worrington, who has just moved with her family to a new San Francisco neighborhood, clashes with Seren Doyle, president of the local homeowner association.

Their meeting is interrupted, leading to a fast-paced, eventful race across the country, with both the mob and the FBI nipping at their heels.

It’s bad enough learning your lover is married—worse still is discovering who the wife is.

An age-gap, opposites attract lesbian romance where the universe has the last laugh.

Touching, funny, painful, romantic, all these things

When longtime partner Alex nixes Silke’s idea of starting a family, the easy-going German follows her job to San Antonio, where she is pursued by sexy Ana. But Silke has more fun with her seemingly hetero landlady Lauren. A kiss and a confession from Lauren change everything. Still, Silke loves Alex, and then there’s Ana… Can Silke take a stand and save the one relationship that really matters?

Even cute blondes have to make hard choices when it comes to love, especially when they want a baby

Silke’s love for Lauren is tested when Lauren refuses to come out to her adult daughter. Matters worsen when Silke’s ex shows up and wants her back, plus there’s also sexy Ana. Yet it’s not until Lauren accompanies Silke to Germany that they face their biggest hurdle.

Can two fake cowgirls find real love?

Gwen flees Chicago for a Texas guest ranch after witnessing a murder. Her roommate Jesse, having recently lost her partner, is moody and annoying, yet Gwen falls for her. Jesse seems to reciprocate, but the ghosts from the past soon intrude. Can the two fake cowgirls save their budding relationship?

She cares, but who cares for her if she won't?

Despite playing uber-butch for her demanding femme partner, Steph’s relationship fails. Substituting Annika, who mistrusts all women, on the long-planned ranch vacation challenges all involved. Can horses and friendship heal their broken hearts?

Uncover the secrets of the Vintage Woman!

Cory has the compulsive need to be there for others, so when Evelyn stumbles into her path Cory takes her in. Evelyn has amnesia, but she’s sweet and Cory falls for her. Eventually Evelyn remembers some stuff, yet things still don’t add up.

Will uncovering Evelyn’s truth bring them together?

When Kerstin falls crazy, madly in love with her sister, she doesn't expect anything and certainly not for it to last beyond her two-week vacation

Kerstin’s marriage to professor-husband Ralf is in a rut, so when her mom dies, Kerstin travels to the US to meet her biological father. Gorgeous and brilliant Sara, her new stepsister, intrigues Kerstin, and they fall for each other practically at first sight. Too soon, Kerstin’s vacation ends and they must say good-bye forever. But what if this is the once-in-a-lifetime love they both long for?

Being kidnapped is one thing, but Kelly did not expect to be placed on some island far away from her life and most of all, Jackie.

Secretly in love with Jackie, her straight best friend for more than a decade, Kelly finds herself in a situation she cannot rescue herself from…

Torn between her love for Jackie and Sandy, Kelly follows her own intuitive leads

Waking up from a rather intense, dramatic dream, Kelly finds herself face to face with immediate interactions from Jackie and Sandy. Not knowing what to do, she follows their lead and hopes for the best.

We were one another's first everything.

Dani Bond may be young but she knows what she wants. Design sustainable buildings for her father’s development company and marry her best friend since elementary school, Kelly Tompkins. Easy, right?

Can they survive long distance and a tragic accident to reclaim their happily ever after?

Surrounded by enemy forces at the siege of The Alamo, will they - and their love - survive insurmountable odds?

The cry “Remember The Alamo” has long echoed throughout history. Now, the women that were at the Battle of The Alamo ask you to “Remember Me”.

She knew she there was something about her, she just didn't expect it to change her heart.

Johnson is blunt, loud, and kind of cute but nevertheless, the exact opposite of quiet, rule-bound Wilkins. Johnson, who happens to be best friends with Wilkins’ superior, Tech Sergeant Ian Morris, ends up falling head over heels for the modest sergeant, and upon learning the nature of Johnson’s feelings, Wilkins tries her best to avoid the extraverted woman, knowing that if she gives in to the promised affection, her job title and reputation will be compromised.

The ultimate hot pursuit...

Five days ago, AUSA Drew Beckett’s life was going exactly as planned. Today, she’s running from the mob and caught up in a Smokey and the Bandit reenactment with a loose-with-the-rules marshal who’s armed with a potato gun and the most lickable dimples Drew has ever seen.

Dr. Carly Cambridge, wildlife biologist, returns to the Texas Gulf Coast to manage the latest Habitats for Nature project, restoring the woods and wetlands to their natural state.

Soon Carly finds her heart opening, little by little, and struggles to ignore the feelings that are growing between them. And Pat, always searching for that certain someone to take her breath away, can’t believe for a moment that the woman she’s been waiting for could possibly be Carly.

Ren hasn't been back to her tiny hometown in years.

There’s nothing there but memories of how badly she was treated growing up as a masculine lesbian. She can’t miss her younger sister’s graduation, though, so she’s back in town and happily surprised to bump into a sexy stranger to keep her company.

In this electrifying debut literary thriller, set on the gulf coast of Texas in the 1970s at the height of the women’s liberation movement, a closeted young woman attempts to solve her surrogate mother’s murder in a tight-knit, religious small town.

A gorgeously written, gripping story of forbidden love and devastating secrets that is a surprising twist on the traditional small-town story, The Gulf is a riveting and unsettling mystery that holds up a mirror to the values—and failures—of America.

Do you believe in soulmates?

When opposites attract, steam rises, especially with an ice queen in the mix. Will these two single parents break down their preconceived notions enough to find a family they can rely on?

Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas in this "violent, sexy, and completely absorbing" Edgar Award nominee, the first novel in the acclaimed Betty Rhyzyhk series (Kirkus Reviews).

Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she’s from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf. Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she’s deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.