Just as Stubborn

In the second book in the series, Avery Ross returns to North Dakota to reunite with her long-distance sweetheart, Gabriel Halden, but he and his brothers are no sooner called to his Texas home. Upon arrival, they encounter a runaway who possesses a secret that could compromise the strength of Gabe's family and the Halden-Remington oil empire.When the elusive girl's connection to Gabe's family is revealed, she unknowingly traps Avery and the Halden brothers in a blackmail scheme. An upsetting spin on what begins as an ordinary road trip pushes everyone's stubbornness to a new level, and Avery is left to question her role in Gabe's future when a forceful act of nature threatens to take it all away. This young adult romance series is meant to be read in order.