Renegade Heart

As if Vegas didn't have excitement enough, December brings the National Finals Rodeo to the city.

Heading the Imperial Hotel's participation as a host hotel, Kerstin Hennepin is rushing to a meeting when a fall sends her tumbling into a stranger's arms and he's in no hurry to let her go.

Jake Aaron is a troubleshooter for the rodeo Or maybe he's just plain trouble.

Their attraction is instant and one close encounter leads to another, but Jake comes with plenty of questions.

True he's busy handing the offstage antics of rowdy rodeo contestants, but does his job also include romancing a young barrel rider and carrying a concealed weapon?

With the finale of the Finals approaching, Kerstin needs answers.

But when her search for the truth reveals more is going on behind the scenes than on the arena floor, she and Jake are squarely in someone's cross hairs.