Deep In The Dust (Texas Heartland Series, #1)

When Lila Harper, a determined archaeologist, returns to her late grandmother's ranch in Cedar Creek, Texas, she expects to settle the estate and move on quickly. But her plans unravel when she discovers evidence of valuable oil reserves hidden beneath the land—land her grandmother fought fiercely to protect. As Lila contemplates the future of the ranch, she becomes the target of Walter Briggs, a ruthless oil tycoon who will stop at nothing to claim the property for himself.

Faced with escal...