Kenna's Cowboy — Nicole Austin

Hearts of Fire, Book Four Cursed with unusual abilities, orphan McKenna Fulton has always been different, an outcast. But she's been Chosen. More accurately, she is one of the Chosen. Eight individuals -- four women and four men -- selected at birth to guard slices of crystal. The Heart of Fire. The whole thing is more than a little farfetched. Kenna can handle the part of getting down and dirty with the bad dude. She's even okay with guarding a crystal. But losing her free will and being stuck with some guy, her destined mate, uh-uh. Not happening. Local mechanic Ryker Thomas is more than he appears and has his own set of abilities. Kenna wants nothing to do with the Southern charmer. So what if he has a matching crystal and the damn thing hums and vibrates whenever they're close together. That doesn't mean she'll toe the line. He can't be the one she's supposed to be with. Fate wouldn't be so cruel as to send her a cowboy when what she wants is a bad boy.