Gambler's Lady — Joyce Adams

HE WAS HIRED TO STEAL HER MOONSHINE RECIPE...
Ex-Confederate officer, riverboat gambler, or big-city scoundrel, Shane Delaney will do anything either side of the law for the chance to buy back Rive Belle, the beloved family home he lost to the Yankees. So when crooked Nolan Gant offers him a substantial sum to charm Rina Taylor into revealing her secret family recipe, Shane can't pass it up. But the high-spirited, hill country beauty has charms of her own, and before long, Shane can't keep his mind -- or his hands -- off sweet Rina.

BUT HE'D RATHER STEAL HER HEART.
Ever since her ma ran off with a smooth-talking stranger, Rina doesn't trust men, especially good-looking, silver-tongued ones like Shane Delaney. Common sense warns her to steer clear, but Shane's heated kisses and sweet caresses soon have her tangled up like a possum in a snare. As seduction flares into white-hot passion, suddenly there's a lot more at stake than moonshine or money. For Rina could lose her most prized possession: her heart!