A note from the editorâ¦
Well, this is itâthe last month of Harlequin Temptation. Weâve had a good run, but everybody knows that all good things have to end sometime. And you have to admit, Temptation is very, very goodâ¦.
When we celebrated our twentieth anniversary last year, we personified the series as a twenty-year-old woman. She was young, legal (well, almost) and old enough to get into trouble. Well, now that sheâs twenty-one and officially legal, sheâs leaving home. And sheâs going to be missed.
Iâd like to take this opportunity to thank the countless number of authors who have given me, and other Harlequin Temptation editors past and present, so many hours of enjoyable reading. They made working at Harlequin an absolute pleasure.
Iâd also like to thank our loyal readers for all their support over the past twenty-one years. Never forgetâyou are the reason we all do what we do. (Check out the back autograph section if you donât believe me.)
But this doesnât have to be the endâ¦.
Next month Harlequin Blaze increases to six books, and will be bringing the best of Harlequin Temptation along with it. Look for more books in THE WRONG BED, 24 HOURS and THE MIGHTY QUINNS miniseries. And donât miss Blazing new stories by your favorite Temptation authors. Drop in at tryblaze.com for details.
Itâs going to be a lot of fun. I hope you can join us.
Brenda Chin
Associate Senior Editor
Temptation/Blaze
Zackâs self-control was crumbling fast
âI think itâs time to say good-night, Gracie.â
She leaned toward him and whispered, âNot yet.â
He knew heâd lost the battle the moment her lips met his. His conscience tugged at him to stop, but Zack couldnât pull back now. Not yet. Not when she tasted so good. Not when his hands on her breasts evoked those soft, needy whimpers in the back of her throat.
Somewhere in a corner of his lust-fogged brain he knew this wasnât right, that making love to Gracie while impersonating Gilbert wasnât fair to her. But when he broke the kiss to tell her, she pushed him back on the bed, then slid one hand down to his waist and placed it over the bulge in his pants.
Zack groaned aloud. He was lost now. And he didnât care if he ever found his way back.
Dear Reader,
One of my favorite quotes is âA dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.â (Harvey Mackay) We all have dreams, and my heroine, Gracie Dawson, is no different. But itâs not until she turns her dream of seducing her best friend into a goalâwith a plan and a deadlineâthat her life suddenly takes a turn in a new and exciting direction.
My goal in writing this latest installment of the fabulous WRONG BED miniseries was to make it both exciting and entertaining for my readers. I hope I succeeded.
Iâd love to hear what you think about Good Night, Gracie. Please write to me at P.O. Box 5162, Grand Island, NE 68802-5162.
Happy readingâand may all your dreams come true!
Kristin Gabriel
HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION
834âDANGEROUSLY IRRESISTIBLE
868âSEDUCED IN SEATTLE
896âSHEERLY IRRESISTIBLE
909âPROPOSITIONED?
932âENGAGING ALEX
966âSTRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
996âNIGHT AFTER NIGHTâ¦
To all the wonderful authors of Harlequin Temptationâthanks for the memories.
The Temptation Years
1984â2005
âITâS OVER.â
The words sheâd been dreading to hear rang in Gracie Dawsonâs ears. Itâs over. Her dreams of attending law schoolâof finally embarking on a life of her ownâwere over. Goliath had won again.
âI knew those biddies at the historical society would reject us.â Cat Sheehan mixed drinks behind the mahogany bar while Catâs sister Laine sat shell-shocked on a bar stool between Gracie and waitress Tess Applegate.
As usual, the bar was empty of customers. Temptation was owned by the Sheehan sisters and housed in the same old brick building as Between the Covers, the bookstore Gracie had inherited from her aunt. Recent road construction had caused business to dwindle at both establishments, but that didnât make accepting their loss any easier.
This time Goliath had come in the form of city hall, with plans to demolish the building in order to widen the street. Appealing to the Kendall Historical Society to have the building declared a landmark had been their last hope.
Temptation was like a second home to Gracie and these women like a second family. Sheâd let them down. Just as sheâd let down her aunt Fran, unable to challenge the insurance company that had refused to cover all the medical expenses incurred during her decade-long fight against kidney disease. Theyâd gone to lawyers for help, but none of them had been willing to take on the sprawling legal department of a huge corporation.
That made them gutless wonders in Gracieâs estimation. Sheâd heard too many stories of people like her aunt at the mercy of bureaucrats and pencil-pushers. Gracie was ready to do some pushing herselfâor shoving, as the case may be. But she needed a law degree first and that took time and money. Both would be in short supply now that sheâd be forced to relocate the bookstore.