This month, in
LONE STAR KNIGHT
by Cindy Gerard, meet Matthew Walkerâowner of a ranching empire. The only thing missing from Mattâs life was the love of a good woman, until⦠he crossed paths with the Lady Helena Reichard, whose heart he was determined to win!
SILHOUETTE DESIRE
IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE
Five wealthy Texas bachelorsâall members of
the stateâs most exclusive clubâset out to restore the âRoyalâ jewelsâ¦and find true love.
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the world of Silhouette Desire, where you can indulge yourself every month with romances that can only be described as passionate, powerful and provocative!
The incomparable Diana Palmer heads the Desire lineup for March. The Winter Soldier is a continuation of the authorâs popular cross-line miniseries, SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE. Weâre sure youâll enjoy this tale of a jaded hero who offers protection in the form of a marriage of convenience to a beautiful woman in jeopardy.
Bestselling author Leanne Banks offers you Marchâs MAN OF THE MONTH, a tempting Millionaire Husband, book two of her seductive miniseries MILLION DOLLAR MEN. The exciting Desire continuity series TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB: LONE STAR JEWELS continues with Lone Star Knight by Cindy Gerard, in which a lady of royal lineage finds love with a rugged Texas cattle baron.
The M.D. Courts His Nurse as Meagan McKinneyâs miniseries MATCHED IN MONTANA returns to Desire. And a single-dad rancher falls for the sexy horsetrainer he unexpectly hires in Kathie DeNoskyâs The Rough and Ready Rancher. To cap off the month, Shawna Delacorte writes a torrid tale of being Stormbound with a Tycoon.
So make some special time for yourself this month, and read all six of these tantalizing Silhouette Desires!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
If asked âWhatâs your idea of heaven?â Cindy Gerard would say a warm sun, a cool breeze, pan pizza and a good book. If she had to settle for one of the four, sheâd opt for the book, with the pizza running a close second. Inspired by the pleasure sheâs received from the books sheâs read and her longtime love affair with her husband, Tom, Cindy now creates her own evocative and sensual love stories about compelling characters and complex relationships.
This number-one bestselling author of close to twenty books has received numerous industry awards, among them the National Readersâ Choice Award, multiple Romantic Times Magazine nominations and two RITA Award nominations from the Romance Writers of America.
âWhatâs Happening in Royal?â
NEWS FLASH, MarchâThere are reports that the glamorous Lady Helena Reichard is hiding in Royal, TX. After sustaining injuries from the emergency crash landing of her plane two months ago, she was reportedly released from the hospitalâand then vanished! Countless paparazzi stationed outside the medical building have been left disappointedâ¦where can Lady Helena be?
Some are speculating that tycoon rancher Matthew Walker could be protecting her from the glaring cameras and photographersâ flashes by nestling her away on the palatial grounds of his High Stakes Ranch. This Texas Cattlemanâs Club member is known for his honor when it comes to the ladiesâ¦but Lady Helenaâs blond, tantalizing beauty is world-renowned!
Could her disappearance be linked to the two suspicious-looking men seen lurking about town? Perhaps our boys at the Cattlemanâs Club would fill us in? Stay tuned.â¦
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
It wasnât true. Not completely. Your entire life didnât flash before you when you were about to die. Only bits and pieces, odd, unrelated little snippets scrolled by like a vivid Technicolor collageâalong with an extreme and acute awareness of those who were about to die with you.
While the flight crew and eleven other men and women in the charter jet bound from Royal, Texas, to the European country of Asterland prepared for the crash with stalwart optimism, whispered prayers, or soft weeping, Lady Helena Reichard thought silently of Asterland, the home she might never see again. She thought of her parents, the Earl and Countess of Orion, and the pain her death would cause them. Of the calico kitten sheâd loved as a child, the projects she might not be around to finish and of those who might suffer because of that.
Oddly, she also thought of the tall, handsome Texan with smiling green eyes and dark curling hair who had waltzed her around the dance floor at the Texas Cattlemanâs Club reception just two nights past.
Sheâd met commanding men before. Sophisticated. Worldly. Titled and moneyed. She hadnât, however, met anyone like Matthew Walker. With his quick, slashing smile and devastating wit, heâd been at once charming yet subtly and purposefully aloof. He was obviously a man of wealth, yet the hand that had held hers in its strong grip had worn the calluses of physical labor without apology. His polished and gallant formality had been a fascinating foil for an understated man-of-the-earth essence that had both intrigued and captivatedâand left her wishing she hadnât had to leave Royal, Texas, so soon.