title: Hands Off the Lady
author: Randolph, Elise
description: It was all that socialite Alison McKinsey had left in the world: a half share in a horse she'd never seen--and didn't want. But when she arrived at the dusty Illinois fairgrounds prepared to make a quick sale, she knew she had her work cut out for her. Her "partner:' Jake Koske, was nothing more than a big, surly cowboy who had no intention of selling the horse. Alison was determined to whip Bittersweet into shape, race her, and sell her that summer if it was the last thing she ever did. Jake's dream of owning a breeding farm wasn't Alison's dream. But why did the gentle land and Jake's raw, sensual power make her forget the New York social whirl? She was there for one thing only. And it wasn't to fall in love....