For her heâd conquer the world
Eyes burning with fervor, Abbie leaned forward and her scent of almonds and honey teased him. âI canât go back, Gray. I canât just sit there and wait for the next shot through the window.â
He crouched beside her and reached for her hand, trying to ignore the kick-in-the-gut need touching her brought. He thought the distance of years had made him immune to her power to dazzle him. But there it was, fizzing through his veins like a shook-up can of soda. âIf you testify, you destroy his make-believe world. Without that power, he loses everything.â
âYou donât get it.â
âHeâs just a man, Abbie, not some sort of a superhero.â
âHe owns me.â
Gray pounded a fist against the tabletop. âNobody owns anybody.â
She turned her face away from him. âAs long as Rafe is alive, he can get to me.â
âNot if we destroy him.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
Summerâs winding down, but Harlequin Intrigue is as hot as ever with six spine-tingling reads for you this month!
* Our new BIG SKY BOUNTY HUNTERS promotion debuts with Amanda Stevensâs Going to Extremes. In the coming months, look for more titles from Jessica Andersen, Cassie Miles and Julie Miller.
* We have some great miniseries for you. Rita Herron is back with Mysterious Circumstances, the latest in her NIGHTHAWK ISLAND series. Mallory Kaneâs Seeking Asylum is the third book in her ULTIMATE AGENTS series. And Sylvie Kurtz has another tale in THE SEEKERS seriesâEye of a Hunter.
* No month would be complete without a chilling gothic romance. This monthâs ECLIPSE title is Debra Webbâs Urban Sensation.
* Jan Hambright, a fabulous new author, makes her debut with Relentless. Sparks fly when a feisty repo agent repossesses a BMW with an ex-homicide detective in the trunk!
Donât miss a single book this month and every month!
Sincerely,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor
Harlequin Intrigue
Flying an eight-hour solo cross-country in a Piper Arrow with only the airplaneâs crackling radio and a large bag of M&Mâs for company, Sylvie Kurtz realized a pilotâs life wasnât for her. The stories zooming in and out of her mind proved more entertaining than the flight itself. Not a quitter, she finished her pilotâs course and earned her commercial license and instrument rating.
Since then, she has traded in her wings for a keyboard where she lets her imagination soar to create fictional adventures that explore the power of love and the thrill of suspense. When not writing, she enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two children, quilt-making, photography and reading whatever catches her interest.
You can write to Sylvie at P.O. Box 702, Milford, NH 03055. And visit her Web site at www.sylviekurtz.com.
Abrielle HolbrookâAbbie witnessed her fatherâs murder and has been running for her life since. The WITSEC program that was supposed to protect her has become a minefield of death.
Grayson ReedâAbbie was once the golden girl of his dreams, now he has to take all he knows about her, Echo Falls and tracking prey to protect the woman he loves, but canât have.
Deputy Marshal Phil AuclairâHow had the old marshal survived three deadly attacks on his subject when younger deputies had died? Was it simply devotion to his job or did he have inside help?
Raphael VanderveerâAbbieâs camera caught him murdering her father. Now he wants her and his freedom back and nothing can stop him from getting what he wantsânot even the inconvenience of being on trial for murder and treason.
Elliot HolbrookâHe gave his life to protect his daughter, the family business and the town he loved.
Hale HarperâThe new Seeker has a chip on his shoulder the size of California. Is he willing to trade Abbieâs life to ease his own pain?
Brynna ReedâGrayâs sister is not the girl he remembers. Sheâs embroiled in troubles of her own. Does she need money badly enough to betray her best friend?
Pamela HatcherâRafeâs assistant longs for action and adventure.
Sister Bertrice StoreyâHow could Abbieâs motherâs best friend betray the girl sheâd treated as a daughter?
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
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Abrielle Holbrook was watching cable television in yet another cheap motel when Deputy Marshal Ed Kushnerâs chair was thrown backwards. His body toppled against the television screen, blotting out Gene Kelly, who was singing in the rain.
In the next instant the lamp on the table at her elbow shattered, throwing the room into the flickering gray haze of the televisionâs moving pictures. WITSEC Inspector Phil Auclair tackled her to the stained burnt-orange carpet and shoved her toward the connecting door between their rooms. âStay low.â
She knew the drill by now. Pulse frantic and hyper-ventilating, she crawled to the bathroom, still steamy from Philâs shower, and hugged the floor. So much for witness security. Three weeks. Three relocations. Three dead deputies. She didnât even know where she was. What day it was. Couldnât remember her current alias. It was all too much. Her chest cracked under the spasm of her tears. When would this nightmare end?