A book in the Second Sons series, 2008

Dear Reader,

Texas is a lot more than ranches and cowboys, cactus and coyotes. My home state has mountains, cosmopolitan cities, thick pine forests and moody swamps, all of which I have used as settings in my books. But one of my favorite places to visit is the Texas Gulf Coast. I love the slow, Margaritaville pace of life in the small coastal towns, the sunny beaches, the fresh seafood.

What better place to have a romance?

The town of Port Clara is entirely fictitious, an amalgam of actual towns I’ve visited. But it has become so real to me, I half expect to see it on the Texas map.

I hope you enjoy getting to know Port Clara through the eyes of two people who love it as much as I do-Cooper and Allie, who get to fall in love there.

Best,

Kara Lennox

Standing on the dock at the Port Clara Marina, Cooper Remington gave his inheritance a long, leisurely inspection, his gaze roaming from stem to stern. He couldn’t believe he was really back, after all these years.

“It’s kinda beat up.” This observation came from Max, Cooper’s cousin and now one of his partners.

“It’s a disaster.” Reece, the third Remington cousin, shook his head and gazed down at his oxfords. “I told you guys we should have looked into this further before flying down to Texas half-cocked.”

“All right, so the Dragonfly needs a little work,” Cooper said. He wasn’t blind to the rust and peeling paint. “That’s to be expected. Uncle Johnny was sick the last few months of his life, and he had a drinking problem before that. He probably wasn’t able to paint and scrub barnacles. But we can do that stuff.”