Hawk's Way: Jesse

Book excerpt: New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Joan Johnston has captivated readers withher irresistible Hawk's Way series. Discover the book that started it all! Sometimes love needs a helping hand… Honey hasn't been the same ever since her husband, a Texas Ranger, died on the job. Juggling the ranch, raising her two teenage children, and nursinga wounded heart has left her at the end of her rope. So when cowboy Jesse Whitelaw turnsup on her doorstep looking for work, he seems like the answer to her prayers. But Honey isused to working on her own terms, and isn't ready for the feelings he's stirring in herheart. Jesse longs to be the man in Honey's life, but he'll do anything to keep his secrethidden. She doesn't know he's really a Ranger himself, and is undercover investigating acattle-rustling ring. But as they grow closer, it becomes tougher for Jesse to pretend.Can he and Honey obey the law of their own hearts? Previously published as Honey and the Hired Hand.