Back in the Saddle by Toni Draper

Teresa Salazar grew up on the Rio Grande and has known what she wanted to be since she was a young girl. A Border Patrol Agent just like her father. Almost two-thousand miles to the north of Texas, Jordyn Jenkins watched friends of hers be taken away by I.C.E. Agents for committing the crime of seeking a better life. She vowed then to fight for the rights of immigrants by becoming a Social Worker. When the two cross paths as college students and fall hard for one another, they soon find their opposing ideologies create a divide that tears them apart. It’s one that cannot be bridged, no matter how much their hearts would like. Eventually, time and experience cause them to step back from the extremes of their beliefs and see the reality as more than black-and-white. But before they can find a common ground where they can meet in the middle, they must first reconcile their own hearts and minds.

Nine authors. Nine  short stories. These prequels and sequels will lead you further into the characters and stories you have loved. Nat Burns−And to the Child, Rae D. Magdon−Bombs Just Happen, Kellie Doherty−Dangers in the Daylight, Ann Tonnell−Family of Choice, Toni Draper−Miracle on 34th Street, Janis Miles−Out and About, Jazzy Mitchell−Scheduling Happiness, Ellen Hoil−Stand by Your Girl, S.L. Kassidy−Warrior Class Claiming the Stars. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to helping True Colors United. Their purpose is to implement innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people.

Deep in the heart of Texas ranch and rodeo lands, freelance writer and barrel racer Kendall Greer, a woman with a heart of a poet, finds it broken and herself in a loveless relationship. As soon as she decides to put all thoughts of romance aside and focus on rodeo instead, she crosses paths with roper Deb Mueller. And they soon find themselves falling cowgirl hat over boots, hard and fast, for each other but together learn it takes time to trust and love again.

It's Cinco de Mayo on San Antonio's famed River Walk, a time of mariachis and margaritas, but when muertos are thrown into the mix, there's a mystery to be solved–and quick! When newly assigned SAPD Officer Paige Turner (the daughter of a librarian with a bookish sense of humor) shows up looking for answers, it's bar owner Bobbi Garza she finds, and there is an immediate and irresistible sizzle between the two women causing much more than the comal in the little cantina's cocina to heat up. But when a second body appears, and then a third, they begin to wonder WHAT's happening and WHERE all the people are coming from – and find themselves forced to put their attraction to one another on a low-flamed back burner and team up with a duo of neighboring merchants in an attempt to solve the WHOdunit.