Where There's Smoke

When a determined doctor meets the rebellious heir to a Texas oil dynasty, sparks fly . . . but the flames of passion blazing between them could destroy an empire.No one knows why Dr. Lara Mallory opened up her medical practice in the rowdy Texas town controlled by Tackett Oil. But everyone remembers her role in the well-publicized scandal that caused the downfall of White House hopeful Senator Clark Tackett. Now the iron-fisted matriarch of Tackett Oil intends to use her money and power to drive Lara out of town . . . especially when Lara meets Key, the hell-raising -- and handsome -- youngest Tackett son. Following a cataclysmic meeting, this determined doctor and brash, daring pilot find themselves hurtling on a dangerous quest for the one secret that can destroy the Tackett empire -- and anyone who dares to challenge its power. But Lara decides to find the truth behind the corruption in town, even if it costs her everything.
"HERE THERE IS SMOKE is fiction, based on the expansion of the tobacco industry’s areas of influence, with smuggled product. The story is based on hearsay within the industry. The subject of cigarette smuggling is under investigation by the British Department of Trade and Industry. Bruce Gibbons is the egotistical, career-orientated, marketing manager of Cosmopolitan Tobacco Company. He plans to make a name for himself by leapfrogging up the corporate ladder to the heady position of European marketing director, with all its accolades and financial rewards. His devious plan is to smuggle cigarettes into foreign territory. For success, he has to ensure that the two men he requires to make this plan work are pliable and unquestioning."