Dust And Deception
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In the wide-open plains of West Texas, where the wind carries secrets and sunsets paint the sky in fire; Levi Carson lives a quiet life working the unforgivable oilfields. He thrives on grit and hard labor, but beneath his tough exterior is a man running from a past he doesn't talk about-and a heart he's convinced is too broken to give.
Then Ava Kellinger shows up.
A sharp independent field technician from Colorado with something to prove, Ava arrives on Levis rig after taking a high-stakes contract job no one would touch. Not the least bit intimidated by the roughneck world around her, Ava clashes with Levi from day one. But when a mysterious accident puts them both in the middle of a dangerous cover-up tied to the oil company, they're forced to work together to uncover the truth-and stay alive. As sparks fly in more ways than one, Levi and Ava find themselves caught in a conspiracy no one saw. Even in the heat of the chase, it's the fire between them that burns the brightest.
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