Rita finalist! Comedy, romance, and a western bad boy to die for!Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. She finally has her chance to confront the man she believes responsible for her father's disappearance. To do so, she has to prove she's woman enough to bring down the handsomest, most sinfully dangerous man she's ever met.Sloan Talbott might call Sam a ragtag redheaded tomboy, but her honeyed voice taunts him. In denims, she makes him crazy. In lace, she makes him wild. Concealing his own private demons, Sloan doesn't need a woman revealing what kind of man he really is. He can't let himself love her, but he can't stop wanting her. Instead, he offers a proposition she ought to refuse…Denim and Lace"e;An exceptionally well-crafted novel."e; —Romantic Times (4 ½ stars Gold)