Would-be bounty hunter Maddie Griffin is desperate to prove to her father that she belongs in the family bail-enforcement business. So when she spies the notorious "Kissing Bandit" in Texas Men magazine, she decides to bring the charming fugitive to justice. Only, she has no idea how dangerously persuasive her captive's kisses can be....

RITA award-winning author Kristin Gabriel writes for Harlequin Duets and Temptation. Her first book, BULLETS OVER BOISE, was selected by Alliance Productions as one of the Harlequin movies and premiered on The Movie Channel in December 1998 under the new title RECIPE FOR REVENGE. She lives on a farm in Nebraska with her husband, three children, and assorted pets.