Dark Horse by Margaret Falk

Dark Horse
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp.
1995

Despite the accidents that were plaguing his business, horse breeder Coke McAllister was sure that Shameless, his prized filly, was going to put him back on top. But now Coke is dead, and his daughter Dakota returns to Arizona determined to sell the ranch. Yet as she re-enters the gates of Black Oak Ranch, a flood of bittersweet memories draws Dakota back into a past she thought she'd outrun... and into the arms of a man she'd prayed to forget.

Ten years can't dim the desire Dakota still feels for Clay Pearce, the man she'd loved and married--only to end up betrayed and heartbroken. But who else can she trust with the secrts of her father's diary? Who else can she turn to when her life is threatended by an unseen stalker?

And who else will hold her through long nights as cold as the grave?

Now, as Dakota enters Shameless in a celebrated race, a desperate killer lays a trap. For tonight, Death is galloping side by side with the dawn.

Dark Horse by Margaret Falk