The Agreement (Secret Fires)
<P><I>Secret Fires</I><br />In the midst of the vast, windswept Texas plains stood a ranch wrested from the wilderness with blood, sweat and tears. It was the shining leagcy of Thomas McBride to his ï¬ve living heirs. But along with the fertile acres and herds of cattle, each would inherit a history of scandal, lies and hidden lust that threatened to burn out of control.</P><P><I>The Agreement</I><br />Lauren McBride had left the Circle M as a confused, lonely girl of fifteen. She returned a woman—beautiful, confident, certain of her own mind. And the last thing she would tolerate was a marriage of convenience, arranged by her pa to right past wrongs. Garret Lassiter had broken her heart once before. Now only a declaration of everlasting love would convince her to become his bride.</P>