Familiar Stranger
THE AGENT: SPEAR's top gun, a man deeply shrouded in mystery…THE MISSION: To find his heart again - before he fights his last battle…THE SOUL-WRENCHING REUNION:Once he holds Cara Justice in his arms, will he ever let her go?He was the only man she had ever loved. The father of her child. The soldier Cara Justice believed dead. Now he was back, older, yet just as ruggedly handsome as he'd been years ago, when they'd said goodbye.Passion drove them together again, though duty tore them apart. For he had one final battle, and he would either fight to the death - or return home a hero, ready to claim his woman once and for all….
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As the top-secret SPEAR agency
uncovers the identity of the evil traitor in its ranks, A YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY concludesâ¦.
âJonahâ
The mysterious man behind the SPEAR agency
is about to come out of hiding and do combat with his greatest nemesisâ¦.
But first, the world-weary agent had a debt of the
heart to pay. And so he traveled to see the one woman he had always lovedâthe woman he had left behindâbut had never forgottenâ¦.
Cara Justice
Age had only made this blue-eyed beauty
even more lovelyâ¦.
She had never thought she would see him again,
yet suddenly, there before her, stood the man she had fallen in love with when she was just sixteen. The father of her child and the soldier who had stolen her heart. Dare she hope their happily-ever-after had finally arrived?
âSimonâ
He would have his revenge, even at the cost
of revealing himself to his foeâ¦.
Simon was preparing for his greatest battle yetâ
facing down the one man he could never forgive. The elusive âJonah,â a man he knew better than anyoneâeven himself. A man he was determined to destroyâeven if he died in the processâ¦.
Dear Reader,
The excitement continues in Intimate Moments. First of all, this month brings the emotional and exciting conclusion of A YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY. In Familiar Stranger, Sharon Sala presents the final confrontation with the archvillain known as Simonâand youâll finally find out who he really is. Youâll also be there as Jonah revisits the woman heâs never forgotten and decides itâs finally time to make some important changes in his life.
Also this month, welcome back Candace Camp to the Intimate Moments lineup. Formerly known as Kristin James, this multitalented author offers a Hard-Headed Texan who lives in A LITTLE TOWN IN TEXAS, which will enthrall readers everywhere. Paula Detmer Riggs returns with Daddy with a Badge, another installment in her popular MATERNITY ROW miniseriesâand next month sheâs back with Born a Hero, the lead book in our new Intimate Moments continuity, FIRSTBORN SONS. Complete the month with Moonglow, Texas, by Mary McBride, Linda Castilloâs Cops andâ¦Lovers? and new author Susan Vaughanâs debut book, Dangerous Attraction.
By the way, donât forget to check out our Silhouette Makes You a Star contest on the back of every book.
We hope to see you next month, too, when not only will FIRSTBORN SONS be making its bow, but weâll also be bringing you a brand-new TALL, DARK AND DANGEROUS title from award-winning Suzanne Brockmann. For nowâ¦enjoy!
Leslie J. Wainger
Executive Senior Editor
Familiar Stranger
Sharon Sala
Dear Reader,
I hope youâve been enjoying A YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY. The past eleven books have been action-packed, emotionally charged stories of larger-than-life heroes and heroines who were willing to risk everything, including their lives, to keep their country safe, as well as protecting the identity of the inimitable Jonah. From the first book to the eleventh, we have come to understand the depths of respect in which Jonah is held, but the stories were always about the people who worked for him. With only an occasional glimpse into this secretive manâs life, we could only imagine what drove him.
But now, in this twelfth book, Familiar Stranger, Jonahâs story is finally told. I think you will agree with me that this hero is everything you expected him to be and more. His journey has been a lonely one, but with a showdown between him and the deadly Simon inevitable, he does something completely out of character and against all the vows he took when he slipped into the shoes of Jonah. He goes in search of the woman he lost and the family heâs never known.
As you read, the heart of the man will be revealed, as will Simonâs identity. And even then, you wonât knowâuntil the very last pagesâhow A YEAR OF LOVING DANGEROUSLY will end.
I love to hear from my readers and can be reached at P.O. Box 127, Henryetta, OK, 74437, or online c/o www.eHarlequin.com.
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Epilogue
Author Note
Chapter 1
Rain thumped against the small, thatched roof like soggy bullets. The familiar sound of an incoming Huey rocked the air as it passed overhead, but Private David Wilson was deaf to everything but the panic.
Bloodâ¦so much blood. Donât look at Frank. Donât think about what heâs doneâ¦what he made you do. Destroy the evidence before itâs too late.
The scent of gasoline was everywhere now. On the walls, on the bodies, saturating the money that his brother, Frank, had been willing to die for.
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Money for guns. Brother for brother. Honor for sale. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Match. Need a match. Donât look at Frank. Just think about what has to be done.
Jonah rolled from his belly to his back and kicked in his sleep, unconsciously sending his covers to the foot of the bed. Even though the second-story window beside his bed was open, there was little breeze stirring. It was unseasonably warm for the Colorado mountains this time of year, but the sweat on his body wasnât from the heat of the night. It was from the hell in his dream. And even in that dream, he still couldnât control his own warning.
