Murder by Design — Mary Jane Forbes

Gillianne Wilder, twenty-one, a girl from the sticks of western Washington, struggles to bring her dream to reality as a fashion designer. Lack of money is a high hurdle. Living with her grandfather, and working as a casino barmaid, she saves her tips to take classes in Seattle. With her eye to one day having her own clothing label, the redhead keeps her eye on the prize, leaving men smitten with her beauty in her wake-a preacher, an American Indian law student, and a NY fashion designer. It isn't until a newspaper reporter appears on her door step that she pauses to take a second look. But reporter Skip Hunter has no time for women. He is driven to become a N.Y. Times best-selling mystery writer using his reporting of crime on the streets of Seattle as fodder. Will the New York designer who borrows Gillianne's sketches end her dream? Will a heist of millions of dollars worth of gold bullion give the reporter his big break? Will the intersection of their lives drive the pair into each other's arms? Or, will their life plans, force them apart?