Love at Longhorn

Ex-felon "Buck" Gibson has labored for more than a decade to turn his life around. When he is deeded of half of Longhorn ranch, he feels all of his hard work is paying off--until he meets the co-owner. His dream of owning a ranch and continuing his work with youths on probation are threatened when he hears the buyout price.Darnell Long didn't have any children while alive, so in his will, he left his favorite niece--Phoebe Cox--half of Longhorn ranch. A popular on-air chef, Phoebe is grateful for the inheritance, but it throws a wrench into her plans to open a restaurant in New York.As Phoebe and Buck struggle to come to terms with their divergent lives and the future of Longhorn, an ex-boyfriend enters the picture to offer an enterprise to Phoebe that just might distract her from a sweet and sexy cowboy that's beginning to enjoy her peach cobbler--and her.A Sweet Surprise is a sweet romance with good food, hunky cowboys, and a reminder to never give up on your dreams.