Mabel Milton has it all. She's survived the harshest winter in living memory without going bankrupt and now she's engaged to marry Max Harper, the charming city slicker who wants to set up a new venture providing a taste of cowboy life for those rich enough to pay to stay in his newly refurbished ranch house. It's a new - and risky - idea, but with Mabel there to show vacationers the ropes, what can go wrong? Everyone's happy for her. Everyone, that is, except Jesse Lockwood, who's been distant and even grumpier than usual. Mabel's seen hardly anything of him since he tried to accuse Max Harper of some underhand dealings. Is Jesse just bitter about her newfound happiness with an old rival? Or does he have good reason to be worried about Mabel? Only time will tell. "Lies and Laughter" is the final in a set of five books in the exciting new historical romance series "Heart of Texas." Follow the fortunes of Mabel Milton as the need to keep her business afloat leads her into doing business with Jesse Lockwood, possibly one of the most annoying men to ever walk the plains.