A Bid for Love — Rachel Ann Nunes

Cassi Mason, a beautiful, energetic, career-driven young woman, is the head buyer for a prestigious art gallery in California. Jared Landine is a handsome returned missionary, who works as a buyer for an exclusive New York gallery. Sparks fly as the two come head-to-head in a bidding war for a very expensive Indian Buddha from the Kushan period. Each is determined to win, but others also want the Buddha -- at any cost. Thugs, jewel thieves, the FBI, or Jared's beautiful and alluring boss . . . who will end up with the statue? During a string of spine-tingling exploits, Cassi and Jared are forced to develop a tentative friendship that deepens into romance. Will they survive long enough to see it through?

Rachel Ann Nunes, author of the best-selling Ariana series, has crafted a wonderfully intriguing and romantic drama in this fast-moving novel, bringing two idealistic young people together from opposite edges of the continent and allowing them, in their own way, to find an unexpected connection to the gospel and to each other. In the end, their very lives depend on the trust they've developed. If you love romance and excitement, you'll be captivated by A Bid for Love.

Previously published as Love to the Highest Bidder, Rachel Ann Nunes has updated this fast-moving adventure.