Octoberâs menu
BARONESSA GELATERIA
in Bostonâs North End
In addition to our regular flavors of gelato, this month we are featuring:
Angel food cake with fresh whipped creamAt seventeen, small-town girl Celia had never been out of her home state, never let loose, never been kissed. But when Reese Barone spent a summer at the Cape, a lot changed. His sexy swagger stirred her senses and made her lose control.
Dark, rich devilâs food cakeReese was privileged, monied; he knew what he wanted and usually got it. And he wanted Celia. One touch and she was his. He knew she could never resist himâand after he fled, he knew he could never forget herâ¦.
Hot fudge sundaeTheir lovemaking thirteen years ago was childâs play compared to the heat that flared between them at Reeseâs return. No longer a sweet innocent, Celia was a woman now, with a womanâs needs. As much as she wanted to deny them, her body betrayed her with an all-out yearning for Reeseâs expert hands and sensuous mouth. Sheâd spent most of her life trying to forget themâ¦. Now she wanted to revel in themârumors be damnedâfor as long as it lastedâ¦.
Buon appetito!
Dear Reader,
Thanks for choosing Silhouette Desire, the place to find passionate, powerful and provocative love stories. Weâre starting off the month in style with Diana Palmerâs Man in Control, a LONG, TALL TEXANS story and the authorâs 100>th book! Congratulations, Diana, and thank you so much for each and every one of your wonderful stories.
Our continuing series DYNASTIES: THE BARONES is back this month with Anne Marie Winstonâs thrilling tale Born To Be Wild. And Cindy Gerard gives us a fabulous story about a woman who finds romance at her best friendâs wedding, in Tempting the Tycoon. Weddings seem to be the place to meet a romantic partner (note to self: get invited to more weddings), as we find in Shawna Delacorteâs Having the Best Manâs Baby.
Also this month, Kathie DeNosky is back with another title in her ongoing ranching seriesâdonât miss Lonetree Ranchers: Morgan and watch for the final story in this trilogy coming in December. Finally, welcome back the wonderful Emilie Rose with Cowboyâs Million-Dollar Secret, a fantastic story about a man who inherits much more than he ever expected.
More passion to you!
Melissa Jeglinski
Senior Editor
Silhouette Desire
To Kathleenest
The bestest roommate ever.
RITA>® Award finalist and bestselling author Anne Marie Winston loves babies she can give back when they cry, animals in all shapes and sizes and just about anything that blooms. When sheâs not writing, sheâs managing a house full of animals and teenagers, reading anything she can find and trying not to eat chocolate. She will dance at the slightest provocation and weeds her gardens when she canât see the sun for the weeds anymore. You can learn more about Anne Marieâs novels by visiting her Web site at www.annemariewinston.com.
Meet the Barones of Bostonâan elite clan caught in a web of danger, deceitâ¦and desire!
Whoâs Who in BORN TO BE WILD
Reese BaroneâHeâs made a killing in the stock market and has seen picturesque sunsets all around the world, but he finally realizes that when he walked away thirteen years ago, he lost everything that mattered. Familyâ¦and Celia, the only woman heâs ever lovedâ¦.
Celia PapaleoâSomething strange is happening at her harbor in Cape Cod. Something she suspects is linked to the mysterious deaths of her husband and young son. Even stranger is the return of her oneâand onlyâtrue love, Reese. His return is the one thing she dreadedâand the one thing she cravedâ¦.
Nicholas BaroneâHe knows all about reunions. Some fail miserablyâ¦and some are worth waiting for. Which will his brotherâs be?
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
âShe said what?â Twenty-one-year-old Reese Barone, seated in the parlor of his family home in Bostonâs Beacon Hill district, stared at his father in shock. âSheâs lying!â
âEliza Mayhew says that sheâs pregnant and you are the father.â Carlo Barone stood in front of the elaborate marble fireplace, hands clasped behind his back. He eyed his second-to-eldest son sternly. âNeedless to say, your mother and I are very disappointed in you, Reese. Letâs not make this more difficult than it already is.â
âBut I neverââ
âReese.â His fatherâs voice was colder than heâd ever heard it, even more so than the time Reese had been caught and disciplined for putting two baby goats in the headmasterâs office on April Foolsâ Day. The fact that he hadnât taken into account their tendency to eat everything in sightâand promptly recycle it from the other endâhad been a significant problem. âThere will be no discussion. You will do the right thing and marry Miss Mayhew at the end of the month.â
âIâhuh? I will not.â Reese leaped to his feet, nearly upsetting the elegant wing chair in which heâd been sitting while heâd waited to find out what could possibly have gotten his old manâs drawers in such a twist. âThat baby isnât mine.â