New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson, known for “blending sweetness and sensuality in a poignantly written story”( Booklist ), delivers a contemporary-set romance that joins the Coulter and Harrigan families…   When Samantha Harrigan attends the local rodeo, she doesn't expect to wind up in jail. But that’s precisely what happens when she tries to stop a drunkard from abusing his horse. At least she isn’t alone. Tucker Coulter, a handsome local veterinarian, comes to her defense—and is arrested too. The charges are dropped, but Sam’s troubles have only started. Her champion quarter horses are falling ill and the culprit is poison. As the insurance beneficiary, Sam is the prime suspect. Unswayed by the rumors floating around town, Tucker offers to help prove her innocence. Sam, though, is uneasy about accepting his assistance—and about the way he makes her feel. If only she could believe in him the way he seems to believe in her... Samantha Harrigan is slowly recovering from the emotional and financial devastation caused by her abusive ex-husband, so when the handsome new equine vet expresses an interest in her as more than a client, she quickly puts up barriers. Undaunted, Tucker Coulter staunchly backs her up when her horses suddenly become suspiciously ill and mudraking journalists publicly theorize that she is attempting insurance fraud, even when it jeopardizes his own career. Anderson's latest contemporary romance featuring the popular Coulter family offers an insider's perspective on the intriguing world of horse breeding and should be popular with her longtime readers. Lynne Welch Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Praise for Sun Kissed Catherine Anderson loves dogs, cats, horses, cows, chickens, and nearly every other critter on earth.  Her most guilty pleasure when she isn't writing is to chat with her followers on Facebook.  Her fan page is one of the most happening places on the net, with a daily place for you to post and share pics up front and center.  Ever visited a fan page, and all you can do is reply to an author's chosen feature of the day?  Well, Catherine believes in community, and she wants her readers to not only have fun, but also to become lifelong friends.  And she always, ALWAYS replies, unless something catastrophic occurs.  She doesn't want her fan page to be all about her and her books!  Heaps of tried and true recipes!  Funny jokes.  Hilarious quotes.  It's a happening place with fairly frequent contests as well.  Please come and join in at facebook.com/catherineandersonbooks Catherine Anderson  is the author of more than thirty  New York Times  bestselling and award-winning historical and contemporary romances including the Harrigan Family series, the Coulter Family series, the Comanche series, and the Mystic Creek series. She lives in the pristine woodlands of Central Oregon. Chapter One For as long as Samantha Harrigan could remember, she had loved going to the rodeo. Now that she'd found the courage to come again, she could scarcely believe that she had deprived herself for so long of something she enjoyed so much. Thus far, she hadn't even glimpsed her ex-husband, a dyed-in-the-wool rodeo cowboy who had been her reason for staying away. He was probably too busy flirting with blond buckle bunnies to mingle with the masses. Early on in the marriage, his infidelities had broken Samantha's heart. Now she felt only relief that the divorce was final and Steve Fisher was out of her life. As she worked her way through the crowd to reach the concession stand, the hot August sun beat down on the fairgrounds, creating a gigantic potpourri of scents within the circle of buildings. The sawdust underfoot sent up a woodsy musk that blended pleasantly with the pungent odors of livestock, a motley assortment of perfume and aftershave, and the mouthwatering aroma of junk food trailing on the breeze. With each breath, Samantha was transported back to her childhood. Some of her earliest memories were of going to the rodeo with her dad and older brothers. Pictures flashed through her mind-of her father swinging her up to ride on his hip, of herself all decked out in brand-new rodeo finery, and of her brothers holding her up to see over the crowd while their dad competed in an event. To this day, she could remember the stickiness on her fingers from eating cotton candy, and how she'd hated having her face washed afterward with a spit-dampened handkerchief. The memory made Samantha grin. Oh, how she had adored cotton candy--and still did, truth told. Being the ripe old age of twenty-nine didn't mean she no longer appreciated life's simple pleasures. Before she left the compound today, she would buy herself an extra-large cloud of cotton candy, and she would eat it just as she had years ago, pulling off big chunks and letting them melt in her mouth. For now, though, she had a tall iced tea in mind, something cold and wet to s