title: One Night with the Texan: A passionate story of scandalous romance (The Masters of Texas)
author:  Lauren Canan 
description: Multi award-winning author and winner of RWAs Golden Heart, Lauren's love of reading and a propensity for telling stories came at an early age.Writing seemed like the natural progression.When she's notworking onher lateststeamy romance,she enjoys jamming on the guitar or piano and playing with her three Wire Fox Terriers. Find her online at www.laurencanan.com or like her on Facebook.
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  Tall, blond and incredibly handsome, Paul remained hard to ignore.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “I have a proposition for you,” he said.
  
  
  Her gaze narrowed on Paul. “What do you mean a proposition?”
  
  
  “I could stay with you at night until we catch him.”
  
  
  Elise’s heart fluttered and her hands grew cold and clammy. She hadn’t lived
  in the same house with a man since she’d left North Dakota. Heck, she hadn’t
  trusted herself with another man since.
  
  
  The last time she’d been with Paul, he’d played with her children in the
  evacuation shelter. She’d been drawn to the sexy federal agent more than she
  wanted to admit. But that didn’t matter. She couldn’t get involved with
  anyone, not now or ever.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ELLE JAMES
  
  
  
  
  
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  OPERATION XOXO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This book is dedicated to Texas.  
  I loved all 20 lovely years I lived there. It’s rugged,  
  it’s beautiful and it’s full of wonderful cowboys and  
  heroes just ri