The Texas Brands

Sheriff Garrett Brand has raised his entire brood of siblings single-handedly, and he's done his best to teach them some values, to mold them into honorable, responsible, and trustworthy human beings. So when a baby lands on the doorstep of the Texas Brand, his first question is which younger brother is in for a butt-kicking? But the little fellow isn't named after Ben, or Wes, or Adam, or Elliot. The little guy is named after him—Garrett Ethan Brand—according to the note his mama left behind.

Jessi Brand always gets what she wants. And what she wants is part-time ranch hand, part time deputy, and full-time hunk, Lash Monroe. Unfortunately, her five big (really big) brothers have other ideas. So does Lash, who got his fill of large families and overbearing "brothers" during his childhood in foster care. He's a loner and a drifter and he intends to stay that way. Can the youngest Brand on the ranch handle six uncooperative males and land the man of her dreams?

Wes Brand is the black sheep of the family. But lately, he's become friends with an old Shaman named Turtle who has hidden reasons for wanting to put Wes in touch with his Comanche roots. Turtle convinces Wes to impersonate legendary warrior Wolf Shadow, to drive archaeologist Dr. Taylor McCoy away from her dig site. His failing health provides plenty of leverage and he's not ashamed to use it.