What if your car broke down on a deserted highway in the middle of Texas? Would you think it was fate and that it would change your life? That’s the question asked by super-talented friend of Xio, Leslie Hachtel, in her new release, TEXAS SUMMER.

Texas SummerWhen Wylie Nichols walked toward the nearest town, his future was forever altered. Waiting was earthy, sexy, enigmatic Kennedy. With a convoluted family history and the power to make his dreams come true.

The problem when you’re a stranger in a small town is you never know what you might discover. In this particular town, there is murder, greed, lust.

TEXAS SUMMER is a contemporary romance set against the backdrop of murders in a small town and the passion matches the heat of a Texas summer. It’s available now on Amazon and at Secret Craving Publishing.

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The lovely Leslie Hachtel was born in Ohio, raised in New York and has been a gypsy most of her adult life. Her various jobs, including licensed veterinary technician, caterer, horseback riding instructor for the disabled and advertising media buyer have given her a wealth of experiences.

However, it has been writing that has consistently been her passion. She sold an episode of a TV show, had a screenplay optioned and has so far produced five novels, including three historicals. One of her romance novels, “Captain’s Captive” will soon be published by Black Opal Books. Her second historical, “The Defiant Bride” has been sold to Breathless Press.

Leslie lives in Memphis, Tennessee with a fabulously supportive engineer husband, a wonderful stepson, Matt and her writing buddy, Jakita, a terrier.

You can catch up with her on Facebook, Twitter and on her Website.