Veterinarian Carter Phillips wants answers. The scandal surrounding his employer's prizewinning horse has left Carter unable to clear Quest Stables' name???or his own. But then Carter spies an exquisite painting of an unknown horse that could finally lead him to the truth???.

Artist Gillian Cameron knows exactly who the horse is: he's her family's Thoroughbred, Picture of Perfection. But Carter's suspicions compromise the horse's future and that of her family. She knows she can't trust Carter's agenda???so why does she find herself wanting to trust him with a mystery of her own?

RITA award-winning author Kristin Gabriel writes for Harlequin Duets and Temptation. Her first book, BULLETS OVER BOISE, was selected by Alliance Productions as one of the Harlequin movies and premiered on The Movie Channel in December 1998 under the new title RECIPE FOR REVENGE. She lives on a farm in Nebraska with her husband, three children, and assorted pets.