Perfect Touch

February 1, 2015

Dedicated careerist Sarah "Sam" Maddox circles the globe to find the best artwork for her clients, while Jay Vermillion is putting all his efforts into the family ranch in Wyoming he's just inherited. Neither has time for love, but it happens anyway when Jay hires Sam. Then a pair of too-close-for-comfort murders really throw them together.

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June 1, 2015
Sara Medina detours to Jackson, Wyoming, when returning home to San Francisco from a business trip to convince rancher Jay Vermillion to let her handle the possible sale of paintings he owns by Armstrong Custer Harris. She arrives in time to see the end of a vicious court battle instigated but lost by Jay's stepmother, Liza, and her son, Jay's half-brother, Barton. The fight turns vicious. Sara's hotel room is ransacked, the couple who managed the ranch's fishing cabins are murdered, Jay and Sara are pursued by a gun-firing helicopter, and Liza's relentless threats continue. As Sara and Jay persist in their search for the paintings, especially a portrait called The Muse, they fall for each other. But Sara has vowed never to live in the country again, while Jay loves the ranch. Will the mystery surrounding the paintings be solved? Will Sara and Jay survive and figure out a way to be together? This polished and engaging tale of romantic suspense is enhanced by best-selling veteran author Lowell's (Night Diver, 2014) venture into the high-stakes art world.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)