The torrid world of the romance novel held great appeal for Desireé Douglas. In the 1980s, it was all of that pastel paradise she could find in her small, dusty, West Texas town. Then she met wild cowgirl, Copper Mayne, and life became an uncontrolled ride that threatened Desireé’s entire existence. Her family’s resilience would be sorely tested, and their love stretched taut as a bow string. This is a story of romance without heaving breasts and thrusting loins. There is a laird, but no simpering damsel in distress. This is a story of true love, its patience, its perseverance, its pain, and its elation. If that reality is appealing, Desireé’s journey will enlighten you. She discovers that love is not the lavender and pink world of the romance novel, nor is it purely black and white. Instead, she finds that love is the color of life in all its myriad hues.
