Little Girl Found
Strong, silent typeWhen a child was dropped on ex-detective Jac McCabe's doorstep, he voxed to guard her with his life. She had no one to claim her–except sexy caregiver Hailey Bishop. And both vulnerable ladies needed his protection from killers tying up loose ends–killers who might be dirty cops…In need of healing…Jack worried he wasn't the right man for this job–not since the accident that had stripped him of his badge, his life. But together they formed a fugitive family, working to keep one another safe…and Jack felt whole for the first time in years. Maybe he was the one who'd been found and rescued after all.
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Watching Jack and the child stirred something deep inside Hailey.
Of course her maternal instincts were in high gear around Megan, but it was watching Jack that gave her the lump in her throat. He was so big he could pick Megan up with one hand, like a football. And yet he was so tender with her. Maybe out of fear, or maybe because of his good heart. Probably a combination of both.
He didn’t know it, but he’d make a wonderful father. For a boy or a girl. Hailey could see the signs, and it made her wish for a crazy second that Jack could live with them permanently. Megan needed him.
And so did she.
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
The thrills never stop at Harlequin Intrigue. This month, get geared up for danger and desire in double helpings!
There’s something about a mysterious man that makes him all the more appealing. In The Silent Witness (#565), Alex Coughlin is just such a man on assignment and undercover. But can he conceal his true feelings for Nicki Michaels long enough to catch a killer? Join Dani Sinclair and find out as she returns to FOOLS POINT.
The search for the truth is Clay Jackson’s only focus—until he learns the woman he never stopped loving was keeping the biggest secret of all…a baby. See why Intimate Secrets (#566) are the deepest with author B.J. Daniels.
Patricia Rosemoor winds up her SONS OF SILVER SPRINGS miniseries this month. Reed is the last Quarrels brother to go the way of the altar as he enters a marriage of convenience with the one woman he thought he’d never have, in A Rancher’s Vow (#567).
Finally, welcome multitalented author Jo Leigh as she contributes her first Harlequin Intrigue title, Little Girl Found (#568). She also begins a three-month bonanza of books! Look for her titles from Harlequin American Romance (June) and Harlequin Temptation (July). You won’t be sorry.
Gripping tales of mystery, suspense that never lets up and sizzling romance to boot. Pick up all four titles for the total Harlequin Intrigue experience.
Sincerely,
Denise O’Sullivan
Associate Senior Editor
Harlequin Intrigue
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jo Leigh currently lives just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, where she still can’t get used to the slot machines in the grocery stores. Storytelling has always been a part of her life, whether as a producer in Hollywood, a screenwriter or a novelist. It probably began when she told her third-grade teacher that elephants ate her homework.
Books by Jo Leigh
HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE
568—LITTLE GIRL FOUND
HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE
695—QUICK, FIND A RING!
731—HUSBAND 101
736—DADDY 101
749—IF WISHES WERE…DADDIES
768—CAN’T RESIST A COWBOY
832—DOCTOR, DARLING
HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION
674—ONE WICKED NIGHT
699—SINGLE SHERIFF SEEKS…
727—TANGLED SHEETS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Jack McCabe—The injured detective withdrew from the world—until a woman and child needed his protection.
Hailey Bishop—Her sexy neighbor had always seemed unapproachable. Then he showed up with a little girl in his arms and panic on his face.
Megan Chandler—The four-year-old had a secret.
Roy Chandler—Megan’s father left her with the only man he knew he could trust.
Bob Dorran—Jack had to take a chance and ask for this officer’s help.
Craig Faraday—The businessman knew Roy by another name. What did Roy know about him?
Crystal McCabe—Jack’s dramatic ex-wife would still help him in a pinch.
Brett Nichols—Is he a cop, or a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Frank O’Neill—Would Jack’s former partner turn on him?
For Paulie Rose—I love you, sweetie!
Contents
Chapter One
If the SOB said the Bulls “was robbed” one more time, Jack was going to get his gun and shoot the damn television. He should probably do it, anyway. Before, he’d never really watched it that much. A ball game here, a documentary there. But never sitcoms, and never daytime shows. He was convinced daytime television was a plot to destroy the minds of wastrels who weren’t working days like good soldiers. The only show worth a damn was Jeopardy, but lately he could never seem to get the final question right. Probably a sign of his diminishing mental capacity. His brain was turning to mush, just like his body.
Jack grabbed his long-necked Corona and took a swig of the warm brew. It was late, and he should go to bed. Maybe tonight he’d sleep. Maybe he wouldn’t lie there in the dark, listening to the low vibrations of his downstairs neighbor’s rap music, or the happy couple in 3F who liked to serenade each other with the most vile curses he’d ever heard. And that was saying something for a twelve-year veteran of the Houston PD.
And maybe tonight he wouldn’t think about the way things were now. Or the way things used to be.
He got the remote from the side pocket of the recliner that had become his home and started flipping channels. Once he was away from the sports channel, it was one “infomercial” after another, each selling some contraption he didn’t want or couldn’t use. A potato peeler. An ab cruncher. Richard Simmons weeping in the embrace of one of his acolytes.
