Gambler's Desire — Mary Ann O'Brien

Intercepting a beautiful woman's desperate escape, King Quarterman becomes a part of Megan McGourty's life when he is hired by her father and causes her to reconsider her original distrust of all men.

Megan McGourty was desperate - running from danger when she fell into the arms of a tall handsome stranger... King Quarterman knew what he saw - a woman of stunning beauty fleeing in fear... And later he discovered why... Megan tried to avoid King, determined never to trust a man again. But fate drew them back together when Megan's father took on King as a partner breeding throughbreds in Nevada. Ignited from within by his constant company, Megan's distrust slowly turned to desire. Soon she would have to make the ultimate choice. Was this seductive stranger, who knew her secret, out to destroy her? Or was he the one man she could truly believe in?