Gabe Deveraux on baby-making with Maggie Callowayâ¦
Sperm donor?
Sheâs lost her mind if she thinks I would just stand by and let her use the services of an anonymous sperm donor! A beautiful gal like Maggie deserves to know her babyâs father. Maggie should be loved and cherished by a good man worthy of her love, one who has won her heart.
Maggie is as stubborn as she is lovely. So itâs going to take a bit of strategizing to convince her to change her mind. I am more than willing to be her babyâs father. Only, thereâs no way that the birth of any child of mine would be the direct result of my utilizing something as sterile and impersonal as a sperm bank!
Weâre going to have to do this the old-fashioned way.
Dear Reader,
Millionaire. Prince. Secret agent. Doctor. If anyâor allâof these men strike your fancy, wellâ¦youâre in luck! These fabulous guys are waiting for you in the pages of this monthâs offerings from Harlequin American Romance.
His best friendâs request to father her child leads millionaire Gabe Deveraux to offer a bold marriage proposal in My Secret Wife by Cathy Gillen Thacker, the latest installment of THE DEVERAUX LEGACY series. A royal request makes Prince Jace Carradigne heir to a throneâand in search of his missing fiancéeâin Mindy Neffâs The Inconveniently Engaged Prince, part of our ongoing series THE CARRADIGNES: AMERICAN ROYALTY. (And there are royals galore to be found when the series comes to a sensational ending in Heir to the Throne, a special two-in-one collection by Kasey Michaels and Carolyn Davidson, available next month wherever Harlequin books are sold.)
Kids, kangaroos and a kindhearted woman are all in a dayâs work for cool and collected secret agent Mike Wheeler in Secret Service Dad, the second book in Mollie Molayâs GROOMS IN UNIFORM series. And a big-city doctor attempts to hide his true identityâand his affectionsâfor a Montana beauty in The Doctor Wore Boots by Debra Webb, the conclusion to the TRADING PLACES duo.
So be sure to catch all of these wonderful men this monthâand every monthâas you enjoy their wonderful love stories from Harlequin American Romance.
Happy reading,
Melissa Jeglinski
Associate Senior Editor Harlequin American Romance
Cathy Gillen Thacker
My Secret Wife
This book is for my mom and dad, who, in the last year, have shown me what courage, determination and the power of love are all about.
Cathy Gillen Thacker married her high school sweetheart and hasnât had a dull moment since. Why, you ask? Well, there were three kids, various pets, any number of automobiles, several moves across the country, his and her careers, and sundry other experiences. But mostly, there was love and friendship and laughter, and lots of experiences she wouldnât trade for the world.
You can find out more about Cathy and her books at www.cathygillenthacker.com, and you can write her c/o Harlequin Books, 300 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017.
Whoâs Who in the Deveraux Family
Tom DeverauxâThe head of the family and CEO of the Deveraux shipping empire that has been handed down through the generations.
Grace DeverauxâEstranged from Tom for years, but back in townâafter a personal tragedyâfor some much-needed family support.
Chase DeverauxâThe eldest son and the biggest playboy in the greater Charleston area.
Mitch DeverauxâA chip off the old block and about to double the size of the family business via a business/marriage arrangement.
Dr. Gabe DeverauxâThe âGoodestâ Samaritan around. Any damsels in distress in need of the good doctorâs assistanceâ¦?
Amy DeverauxâThe baby sister. Sheâs determined to reunite her parents.
Winnifred Deveraux SmithâTomâs widowed sister. The social doyenne of Charleston, sheâs determined never to marry. Thatâs not what she has in mind for her niece and nephews, though.
Herry BowlesâThe butler. Distinguished, indispensable and devoted to his boss, Winnifred.
EleanorâThe Deveraux ancestor with whom the legacy of ill-fated love began.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Gabe Deveraux met Maggie Callaway halfway down the steps to his beach house and regarded her with embarrassment. âThanks for coming,â he said, waving as the last of the Isle of Palms fire trucks drove away.
âYou said it was an emergency.â Maggie looked at the charred interior of the rear of his house, then turned back to him. She was dressed as she always was when workingâin work boots, nice-fitting jeans, a long-sleeved cotton shirt and an open khaki vest with multiple pockets. Her honey-blond hair framed her piquant face in tousled waves. Her kissable lips were softly glossed, her lively light-green eyes alight with interest as she looked him over from head to toe. âWhat happened here?â she asked, her gaze roving the wrinkled state of his clothes before returning once again to his unshaven jaw and weary eyes. At five foot five, she was some seven inches shorter than he was. âDid you finally decide to learn how to cook?â