âMind If I Join You?â Deacon Prescott Sank Down Next To Her On The Brocade Love Seat Without Waiting For An Answer.
âI guess not,â Kylie said wryly.
âI knew you wouldnât.â
âReally? Why is that?â she asked.
âBecause of fate,â Deacon said.
âFate?â To Kylie, the man whoâd boldly taken the seat beside her didnât look like he left much to destiny. There was a will of pure steel under his five-hundred-dollar suit.
âAngel, Iâm all about chance and luck,â he answered.
She couldnât help but smile. Deacon Prescott was very charming, but his manner had an air of ritual to it. She might be unsophisticated, but she had the feeling she wasnât the first woman to hear these lines from him. Knowing this, Kylie tried her best not to be interested in him, but she knew she was holding a losing handâ¦.
Dear Reader,
Welcome to another compelling month of powerful, passionate and provocative love stories from Silhouette Desire. You asked for itâ¦you got itâ¦more Dynasties! Our newest continuity, DYNASTIES: THE DANFORTHS, launches this month with Barbara McCauleyâs The Cinderella Scandal. Set in Savannah, Georgia, and filled with plenty of family drama and sensuality, this new twelve-book series will thrill you for the entire year.
There is one sexy air force pilot to be found between the pages of the incomparable Merline Lovelaceâs Full Throttle, part of her TO PROTECT AND DEFEND series. And the fabulous Justine Davis is back in Silhouette Desire with Midnight Seduction, a fiery tale in her REDSTONE, INCORPORATED series.
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I hope all of the Silhouette Desire titles this month will fulfill your every fantasy.
Melissa Jeglinski
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
has had fun working as a production page, lifeguard, secretary and VIP tour guide, but those occupations pale when compared to creating worlds where true love conquers all and wounded hearts are healed. Writing romance novels is the perfect job for her. Sheâs always had a vivid imagination and believes strongly in happily-ever-after. Sheâs married to the man she met in Walt Disney Worldâs Fantasyland. They live in Central Florida with their two children. Readers can visit her on the Web at katherinegarbera.com.
To my parents, David and Charlotte Smith, who never say no when itâs in their power to say yes, and who always support me with their love.
Thanks to Mary Louise Wells who took time out of her busy schedule to help me. Thanks also to Allie Pleiter who was my partner in adventure in Vegas. I think weâre the only two people to visit Sin City and not gamble a cent! Also thanks to Blossom and Bubblesâitâd be no fun fighting crime (or writing romance) without you two!âButtercup
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Epilogue
âDid you discover anything being a woman?â Didi asked me when I appeared in front of her.
The body-disappearing thing still made me crazy. Twenty-five years as a mob capo ordering hits and living large had not prepared me for life after death. Iâd cut a deal with God, or rather with Didi, Godâs emissary at the Pearly Gates. And now I was a freakinâ matchmaker to the lovelorn. It wasnât as bad as I made out to Didi, but the skinny-angel broad got on my nerves and I didnât want her to know that I actually liked doing these good deeds.
However, I didnât like the surprise sheâd left me with last time, sending me to Earth in a womanâs body. No man should ever have that experience. âI didnât,â I answered her. âThis time I want an assignment where I get to be a guy. Not an old fart, either.â
âWas it a hard adjustment?â she asked. I didnât like her tone. But then, I didnât have to like her. Staying up here, instead of going to hell, was a heck of a deal.
âLetâs skip to the good part. Just give me one where I can be a guy.â
A large pile of file folders materialized on the desk. I took pride in the fact that though the stack still was big, it was lighter by two.
She smiled at me, which I didnât trust. Despite being an angel, this one had a mean streak in her.
âHow about one in Vegas?â she asked.
Now I really didnât trust her when she was being nice to me. âAm I going to be a showgirl?â
She laughed. She wasnât half-bad-looking when she smiled. âNot this time.â
She was trying to scare me again. It wasnât going to work. Iâd faced a man with a loaded Glock and hadnât quivered.