The New York Times bestselling queen of romantic suspense returns with a heart-racing tale in which a former soldier turned rancher and a beautiful designer race to stop a vicious killer—a battle for survival that threatens to explode in an intense and irresistible passion. An art dealer and owner of her own design studio, Perfect Touch, Sara Medina travels the world to find the ideal artwork for her clients. Her sophisticated, comfortable life in San Francisco is light years away from the poverty of her family’s dairy farm, and Sara will do whatever it takes to keep her business strong. A dedicated urban career woman focused on her work, she doesn’t have time or energy for a family or distracting romantic entanglements. Jay Vermillion recently inherited Vermillion Sky, a working ranch near Wyoming’s breathtaking Grand Teton Mountains—and the estates of the rich and restless. While he was fighting in two wars, his father tried to keep the homestead running, until illness stole his fight and then his life. Jay’s determined to restore Vermillion Sky, but first he’s got to settle a vicious battle with his former stepmother over some of his late father’s paintings. The last thing on his mind is a finding a wife and creating a seventh generation of Vermillions. When Jay hires Sara to handle his father’s artwork, it’s love at first sight—a mutually inconvenient attraction that is soon complicated by a double murder at the edge of the ranch and a potential betrayal even closer to home. Working together to unmask a murderer, Sara and Jay try to fight the intense heat between them. Then the killer targets Sara. And suddenly, Jay, the war-weary soldier, finds something he’s once again willing to die for . . . “Elizabeth Lowell’s keen ear for dialogue and intuitive characterizations consistently place her a cut above most writers in this genre.” - Charlotte News & Observer Praise for Elizabeth Lowell: “You know when you pick up an Elizabeth Lowell book, you’re going to get strong characters, a vivid setting and a thrilling story.” - USA Today “Smart, realistic characters, a beautifully described setting, a cultural/economic issue that deserves to be highlighted, and an intriguing puzzle meld into a riveting mystery that won’t disappoint.” - Library Journal on Dangerous Refuge “Strong, interesting, and sexy.” - Kirkus Reviews “Lowell’s keen ear for dialogue and intuitive characterizations consistently place her a cut above most writers in this genre.” - Raleigh News & Observer “Wonderous...Riveting... Powerful and Sensual...sure to thrill and captivate her many fans.” - Romantic Times BOOKclub An art dealer and owner of her own design studio, Perfect Touch, Sara has worked too hard getting out of the country she once called home to want to return for more than a brief visit—even for someone as enticing as her new client, Jay Vermilion, a man with dozens of fine art paintings that could kick her career up into the stratosphere. When Jay inherits the Vermilion Ranch near Wyoming's breathtaking Grand Teton Mountains, he vows to restore the family homestead. But first he must settle a vicious battle with his scheming former stepmother and greedy half-brother over a collection of paintings which belonged to his late father. When Jay and Sara meet in person after months of phone calls, they discover a mutually inconvenient attraction that is soon complicated by a double murder at the edge of the ranch. Working together to unmask a murderer, Sara and Jay are powerless to resist the intense heat between them. And when the killer targets Sara, Jay, the war-weary soldier, finds something he's once again willing to die for. New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has more than eighty titles published to date with over twenty-four million copies of her books in print. She lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband, with whom she writes novels under a pseudonym. Her favorite activity is exploring the Western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing.