While Julia Nash enjoyed the opulence and lifestyle of Jumeirah Beach Hotel, she knew the tempting experience wouldn't last long and soon she would be back to the usual struggle of making her mark as an investigative writer in order to make her condo payments and have a little fun. Meanwhile, she was here to write a terrific, albeit fluffy, piece for Equine Earth Magazine on her longtime friend, Jockey Melanie Preston that she hoped would help her out.

Taking a stroll near the stables at the Nad Al Sheba Racetrack in Dubai, Julia can't believe her eyes when she catches sight of a Thoroughbred that looks like a twin of the famous Leopold's Legacy, now the source of the parentage scandal that the Prestons are having with their winning racehorse "Something to Talk About". Finding out the horse's name is "Millions to Spare", she searches after it and notices it being loaded on a trailer. Thinking she was not seen, she jumped into the trailer, hoping to get a quick DNA sample from the horse.

Unfortunately, the trailer moves before she can get out and she is brought before the owner of Cadair Racing, Lord Harrison Rochester. Already worried over the security for a special and secret function he had planned with at his luxurious Dubai palace, Rochester is very concerned about who she really is. Is she a spy?

Both Julia and Harrison have their reasons to be suspicious of each other and in trying to keep their main goal a secret from the other, they only trigger each other's finely tuned instincts that the other has something to hide. Yet, when he hears that both criminals and the police are after her for a trespass too minor to warrant that much attention, Harrison leaves his lovely almost to be fiancée, Brittany Livingston, in the care of his trusted right hand, Alex Lindley, and attempts to get Julia to safety and out of the country.

The very talented Barbara Dunlop has created a thrilling saga of suspense and international conspiracy that is sure to captivate. The plotline is strong and the dialogue between the characters is witty and amusing. So, move to the starting line and enjoy the thrilling race to the Winner's Circle both in this intriguing story of finding the real marriage partner as well as with the complete 12-book Thoroughbred Legacy series!

Book Summary

Reporter Julia Nash has waited years to join the top ranks of investigative journalists. When a trip to Dubai reveals the key to a mystery in the world of Thoroughbred racing, Julia finds her chance. But then she's caught snooping?and held in the sole custody of Lord Harrison Rochester!

As long as it takes. That's what Harrison vows when he keeps Julia at his desert estate. He'll discover what the beauty has been up to-even if the search leads to an attraction neither expected. But when Julia's safety is compromised, they must say goodbye?or "I do."