*500 PAGE ANTHOLOGY* Meet the seven Hart brothers of the 7-Heart ranch in central Texas. Each man is content in his independent life, without the responsibilities of a wife and children—until their father decides 1874 will be the year his grown sons finally marry, or they will be cut from his will. How will each man who values his freedom respond to the ultimatum? Can love develop on a timeline, or will it be sacrificed for the sake of an inheritance? “First Comes Love” by Gabrielle Meyer. As the youngest Hart, Hays has never been first at anything—so he's determined to be the first to marry. He sets his sights on the new teacher, Miss Emma Longley, but he soon discovers Emma wants nothing to do with marriage, ranching, or Texas and plans to leave Hartville in two short months. Will Hays's charm be enough to convince her to stay? “The Heart of Texas” by Lorna Seilstad With Texas awash in outlaws, Ranger Chisholm Hart takes his oath to protect the citizens and their property seriously. When he meets Caro Cardova, who can face a band of vigilantes, ride as well as a man, and shoot from the hip, he must decide if he can make room in his life for both the state he loves and the woman who's stolen his heart. “The Truest Heart” by Amanda Barratt Despite his father's edict, Travis Hart is determined never to marry. The one woman he cares for is a distant memory, and he won't settle for a loveless union with anyone else. Yet when Annie Lawrence reenters his life, the spark of romance he thought extinguished, bursts into flame anew. “A Love Returned” by Keli Gwyn “For Love or Money” by Susan Page Davis “Mail-Order Mayhem” by Vickie McDonough “Love at Last” by Erica Vetsch