Mineral Rights

Cade Mercer is the Permian Basin's most lethal "e;Fixer."e; As the co-founder of Mercer & Cross, he handles the dirty work for the oil industry—cleaning up PR disasters, silencing scandals, and closing impossible land deals. He wears bespoke Italian suits, drives a dusty truck, and believes there is no problem that can't be solved with enough leverage. Until he meets Elena Rosales.Elena didn't return to Midland to make friends; she came back to save her family's dying ranch. Armed with a law degree and a vendetta against the industry that poisoned her father's land, she is the immovable object in the path of Cade's pipeline. She sees him as a shark; he sees her as a nuisance.But when a massive rig explosion rocks the county, the courtroom war turns into a battle for survival. Forced to work together to evacuate the town and plug the leak, the heat between them ignites faster than a flare stack. Amidst the smoke and adrenaline, Elena realizes Cade's ruthlessness is the only thing keeping them alive, and Cade realizes Elena is the only person smart enough to challenge him.But the explosion wasn't an accident. A shadow enemy is hunting them both, and to save Elena from a deadly corporate conspiracy, Cade makes a ruthless professional choice that might cost him the only woman he's ever loved.