Heartbeat

New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston returns to Texas with a captivating story of justice, secrets, and a love that can heal all woundsDedicated Texas Ranger Jack Kittrick is hard on the trail of a killer who is preying on the helpless in a large San Antonio hospital . . . a hunt that leads him to Maggie Wainwright, the beautiful, enigmatic legal eagle who had access to the victimsand a motive for the crimes.

The more Jack learns about Maggie, the more this secretive ladywho makes his spurs tangle and his heart run wildenthralls and perplexes him.When her own son becomes the killers target, Maggie can no longer keep silent about her painful, shadowy past.

With everything she truly cares about at stake, Maggie must cast her fate to the Texas winds . . . and trust her future, and her love, to the determined lawman who has more questions for her than she has answers.