He had healerâs hands. Long elegant fingers with the tips slightly calloused, as if he didnât really spend all his time sitting behind a desk analyzing people. And when he slipped them over the curve of her ear, Tess shiveredâ¦.
He leaned closer, using a cotton swab to gently clean her cut. âWhat were you thinking out there in the poolâright before you started to go under?â
His breath was warm against her cheek. Tess shook her head. Concentrating on his words, not on what he was doing to her body. âI donât know. I canât remember. Itâs all a blur. Just a big blur.â
As she spoke, Tess was conscious of how close he was. His mouth was only inches from hers. It would be so simple to lift her head and quickly brush her lips across his, to run her tongue along the swell of his bottom lip and then carefully, slowly suck it in.
She tightened her fingers on the edge of the sheet. What was she thinking? Please donât let me make a total fool out of myself, she thought. The stakes are much too high.
âDo you trust me enough to let me help you, Tess?â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
We have another month of spine-tingling romantic thrillers lined up for youâstarting with the much anticipated second book in Joanna Wayneâs tantalizing miniseries duo, HIDDEN PASSIONS: FULL MOON MADNESS. In Just Before Dawn, a reclusive mountain man vows to get to the bottom of a single motherâs terrifying nightmares before darkness closes in.
Award-winning author Leigh Riker makes an exciting debut in the Harlequin Intrigue line this May with Double Take. Next, pulses race out of control in Mask of a Hunter by Sylvie Kurtzâthe second installment in THE SEEKERSâwhen a tough operativeâs cover story as doting lover to a pretty librarian threatens to blow up.
Be there from the beginning of our brand-new in-line continuity, SHOTGUN SALLYS! In this exciting trilogy, three young women friends uncover a scandal in the town of Mustang Valley, Texas, that puts their livesâand the lives of the men they loveâon the line. Donât miss Out for Justice by Susan Kearney.
To wrap up a month of canât-miss romantic suspense, Doreen Roberts debuts in the Harlequin Intrigue line with Official Duty, the next title in our COWBOY COPS thematic promotion. Itâs a double-murder investigation that forces a woman out of hiding to face her perilous pastâ¦and her pent-up feelings for the sexy sheriff who still has her heart in custody. Last but certainly not least, Emergency Contact by Susan Petersonâpart of our DEAD BOLT promotionâis an edgy psychological thriller about a traumatized amnesiac who may have been brainwashed to do the unthinkableâ¦.
Enjoy all our selections this month!
Sincerely,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor, Harlequin Intrigue
A devoted Star Trek fan, Susan Peterson wrote her first science-fiction novel at the age of thirteen. But unlike other Star Trek fan writers, in Susanâs novel she made sure that Mr. Spock fell in love. Unfortunately, what she didnât take into consideration was the fact that falling in love and pursuing a life of total logic didnât exactly go hand in hand. In any case, it was then that she realized that she was a hopeless romantic, a person who needed the happily-ever-after ending. But it wasnât until later in life, after pursuing careers in intensive care nursing and school psychology, that Susan finally found the time to pursue a career in writing. An ardent fan of psychological thrillers and suspense, Susan combined her love of romance and suspense into several manuscripts targeted to the Harlequin Intrigue line. Getting the go-ahead to write for this line was a dream come true for her.
Susan lives in a small town in northern New York with her son, Kevin, her nutball dog, Ozzie, Phoenix the cat and Lex the six-toed menace (a new kitten). Susan loves to hear from readers. E-mail her at [email protected] or visit her Web site at susanpeterson.net.
Tess Doe (Ross)âAlthough unaware of her own identity, Tess knows that she can trust no one, including gentle but probing psychiatrist Ryan Donovan, called in to treat her. Instinct tells her that her enemies are closing in and she must escape before time runs out.
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