In a world of wealth and power, where love is a liability and family can be a weapon, Riley must decide if winning is worth losing everything. The Heart of Texas is a tale of blackmail, revenge, passion, and redemption that will leave no heart unscarred.Riley Hayes is the golden boy of the Hayes family-wealthy, charming, and ruthless in both business and pleasure. As heir to HayesOil, his future seems guaranteed until his father's will throws everything into chaos. To secure his inheritance and control of the family empire, Riley must do the unthinkable: marry for love and stay married for a year.Furious and desperate, Riley concocts a plan that will both satisfy the stipulation and humiliate his father's oldest enemy. He turns to Jack Campbell, a rugged and principled rancher-and the son of his family's greatest rival. But Jack has no interest in being a pawn in Riley's game. Until Riley uncovers a devastating secret that gives him leverage to force Jack into a marriage neither of them wants.As the world watches their union with suspicion and scorn, Riley and Jack are drawn into a web of lies, betrayals, and dangerous ambitions. Enemies circle, alliances shift, and murder lurks in the shadows of the Hayes empire. Jack, with his quiet strength, becomes Riley's only anchor-but their growing connection threatens to expose Riley's carefully constructed façade. RJ Scott writes heartwarming, passionate stories where every man finds his happily-ever-after. When not writing, she enjoys reading books, watching movies, spending time with her family, following Formula 1 (Forza Ferrari!), and cheering on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
