Famous adventure photographer Cade MacAllister risks his life everyday while at work. Unfortunately, his closest friend Jamie lost his life during one of his photo shoots, falling from the summit of Andean peak and leaving a wife and 3 small children. Broken but alive, Cade chooses to leave the suffocating love and nurturing of his parents to visit his sister Jenna in Austin, Texas. Cade can no longer bare to touch a camera and fears he has lost the thirst that drives his life. His loving family of 4 brothers and 1 sister leaves little peace in his life as they push to get life back into Cade. Jenna has a friend in need that she hopes can be helped by Cade while in turn manages to help Cade.

Sophie Carlisle, orphaned at 15 and a runaway from foster homes, is now a successful business woman who lacks confidence as she gives up her executive hotel position to remodel the wreckage of an old mansion into Hotel Serenity. Her dream will be to cater to the influential population. Sophie needs this after enduring the death of her husband and child to an accident. Her grieving and the secret of her past career and former lover, which left her reputation ruined, also leaves her alone and trusting no one. Rescuing a hurt dog begins their confrontational friendship albeit not for long. As Cade forces his help on her to restore the mansion in an effort to meet her deadline, she refuses financial help even though she is broke. Even as Cade and Sophie form a really hot, hot sexual relationship he is planning the departure for the dream shoot of his life in Korea. Cade denies attachments and Sophie can't take another loss in her life. Cade schemes to set things right again for Sophie as her past comes back to destroy her once again. Even with all they share, neither can give themselves up totally to let the other in.

Sophie is an extremely hard working and intelligent woman refusing anyone to enter her life. Cade is struggling to overcome his friend's death and regain his extraordinary insight into his photography. Both are loners and denying what happiness they might have. A TEXAS CHANCE is a very emotional tale with lots of story packed into a small number of pages. I had trouble putting this amazing story done and couldn't wait to see what happened next!! Excellent reading!

Book Summary

After a scandal torches her career, hotelier Sophie Carlisle vows to rise from the ashes. She pours her all into turning a run-down house in Austin, Texas, into a fabulous boutique hotel. Now, with the opening mere weeks away, Sophie is running out of both time and money! So when Cade MacAllister swoops in and offers to help, it seems like a godsend. And yet Sophie is leery. Why would Cade, a hotshot adventure photographer, want to spend his days swinging a hammer for her? Sophie has learned the hard way that everything has a price—especially trust. With so much on the line, can she risk her career—and her heart—on a wanderer with secrets?

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