Mabel Milton doesn't need any romance in her life. Running a busy ranch takes all her energy and having grown up surrounded by livestock, she's more comfortable with animals than she is men. Besides, who has time to be lonely when there's always something that needs to be done? With the first cattle drive of the year fast approaching, Mabel is fully focused on the job at hand. However, the arrival of new cowboy on the block, Jesse Lockwood, is a definite distraction and with the dangers of the road ahead looming, Mabel doesn't need any interference in her plans. Can she and her team survive stampedes and make their way through hazardous terrain with their herd intact? And will her heart be able to resist Jesse's charms? "Life, Love and Longhorns" is the first 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.