One in a Million

(Hardback, Large Print Edition)

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Its Texas-style drama, scandal, and corruption set in the world of ranching, when the death of a powerful man leaves families at odds, a high-stakes reining competition in the balance, and forbidden attractions in the mix . . .

Frank Culhane may be the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas most prestigious families, but his party girl daughter, Jasmine, is only interested in the money the ranch brings inand the cowboys. Until the day she heads to the stables in search of their hot horse trainer and instead discovers her daddys body in their prize stallions box stall.

Ropers rodeo career was cut short by an injury. Now, hes hungry to compete in reining events, like the prized forthcoming Run for a Million. In the meantime, until his family can afford their own breeding business, hes got to work for the rich ranchers who snub themincluding the Culhanes. But when an autopsy reveals Frank was murdered, Roper lands on the list of possible suspects.

A city outsider, Detective Sam Raffertys investigation propels him into a tangle of simmering rivalries. For the ranch is now in the hands of an explosive Franks young, glamourous second wife, Lila, and his scorned first wife, Madeline. Lila has a genuine passion for ranching. Madeline is determined to destroy her.

Through Sams interviews, more tensions surfacethere are Madelines grown children whove been bypassed for control of the ranch, the socially dismissed McKennas, and the breeders, politicians, and gangsters ready to profit from Franks death. But tricky alliances are also brewing. While Lila and Roper clash, they discover a fire beneath their sparring. And with a killer still at large, the heat between Jasmine and Sam could put the case, and all their futures, on the line . . .

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JANET DAILEYs first book was published in 1976. Since then she has written more than 100 novels and become one of the top-selling female authors in the world, with 300 million copies of her books sold in nineteen languages in ninety-eight countries. She is known for her strong, decisive characters, her extraordinary ability to recreate a time and a place, and her unerring courage to confront important, controversial issues in her stories.