Houston was twelve and Becky was ten and even at that age, he knew she was the one. But at their highly anticipated wedding things unraveled swiftly -- with a single gunshot.

That's just the opening salvo in the latest and greatest addition to a wondrous series by Linda Broday. I love a good western. Linda Broday pens the greatest tales of the old west and isn't afraid to expose the grit necessary to survive this period of time. In THE HEART OF A TEXAS COWBOY, we are back with the Legend boys. We met them in book one of the Men of Legends Series: TO LOVE A TEXAS RANGER. Definitely, whet my appetite for more and so here we are in book two.

The three Legend brothers, Houston, Sam and Luke have become very close but each has gone their own way. Each brother has had to face their own challenges. Sam a sheriff after years as a Texas Ranger now lives with his wife and son off the family ranch. Luke is still living off the land trying to prove his innocence in a murder charge hanging over his head. Houston will have to battle many demons after losing his bride to a bullet from her vengeful lover who fathered her unborn child.

Signs -- there are usually signs but love-struck Houston ignored them and now he'd lost his one true love and trust through this ultimate betrayal.

It would seem that Houston is going to have to step up to the base once again for his family. The future of the family ranch is at stake after Stoker, his father, lost half the acreage in a poker game. And according to Stoker it's up to Houston to fix this mess. Once again as the oldest Houston has to do the right thing. And in this case, it meant marrying a complete stranger and giving her baby girl a name and real father. Candidly that was the deciding point. Says a lot about this Legend man.

Lara Boone was the only female in her household. Treasured and protected by her father and three younger brothers. But all that could not foretell of her tragic, brutal ordeal. In her eyes, Lara is damaged goods. Would Houston come to realize just how wonderful she is, this woman who became his wife under very unorthodox circumstances?

Well, in a blink Houston, Lara and Gracie became a family. And now the adventure begins.

Linda Broday totally outdoes herself with the trials and travails of this little family. When Houston and Gracie wed both the Legends and Boones become quite a cohesive group. One not to be trifled with. So expect to be awed by this voyage through the old west penned by one of the best Linda Broday. THE HEART OF A TEXAS COWBOY is simply gorgeous in its use of imagery of the vastness of the land -- most of it still in infancy as wilderness. Linda Broday provides a beautifully written portrait of the sheer bravery of these crazy cowboys and their family. THE HEART OF A COWBOY by Linda Broday takes us on a trip -- a journey that will stay in your heart and mind forever.