AROUND CHI-TOWN
News flash!
February: Even though new King Daniel is thoroughly ensconced in Altariaâs royal palace, the Connelly family is once again making Chicago headlines. Informed sources tell me that a female Special Investigative Unit detective has been seen in and around the Connelly offices and lakeside retreat. And sheâs being squired about by Brett Connelly himself.
Does Chicagoâs newest most eligible bachelor need a bodyguard? And just how much protection can the dainty Detective Delgado provide, anyway?
Emma Rosemere Connelly, the former princess of Altaria, denies reports that the investigation is somehow connected to the new royal family in her island homeland. But this reporter will search the globe to bring you the truth.
In another mystery, yours truly has been baffled that man-about-town Brett has been absent from the social scene of late. Well, now rumor has it that he bagged last nightâs gala for a trip to Baby World, the areaâs largest baby-supply store.
For a man whoâs sported the cityâs most glamorous women on his arm, he sure looks odd holding a gingham teddy bear. What gives, Brett? Is someone hiding your little secret?
Now thereâs a case Detective Delgado can investigate!
Dear Reader,
Escape the winter doldrums by reading six new passionate, powerful and provocative romances from Silhouette Desire!
Start with our MAN OF THE MONTH, The Playboy Sheikh, the latest SONS OF THE DESERT love story by bestselling author Alexandra Sellers. Also thrilling is the second title in our yearlong continuity series DYNASTIES: THE CONNELLYS. In Maternally Yours by Kathie DeNosky, a pleasure-seeking tycoon falls for a soon-to-be mom.
All you readers whoâve requested more titles in Cait Londonâs beloved TALLCHIEFS miniseries will delight in her smoldering Tallchief: The Hunter. And more great news for our loyal Desire readersâa brand-new five-book series featuring THE TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB, subtitled THE LAST BACHELOR, launches this month. In The Millionaireâs Pregnant Bride by Dixie Browning, passion erupts between an oil executive and secretary who marry for the sake of her unborn child.
A single-dad surgeon meets his match in Dr. Desirable, the second book of Kristi Goldâs MARRYING AN M.D. miniseries. And Kate Littleâs Tall, Dark & Cranky is an enchanting contemporary version of Beauty and the Beast.
Indulge yourself with all six of these exhilarating love stories from Silhouette Desire!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
lives in deep southern Illinois with her husband and three children. After reading and enjoying Silhouette books for many years, she is ecstatic about being able to share her stories with others as a Silhouette Desire author. Writing highly sensual stories with a generous amount of humor, Kathieâs books have appeared on the Waldenbooks bestseller list. She enjoys going to rodeos, traveling to research settings for her books and listening to country music. She often starts her day at 2:00 a.m. so she can write without interruption, before the rest of the family is up and about. You may write to Kathie at: P.O. Box 2064, Herrin, Il 62948-5264.
MEET THE CONNELLYS
Wealthy, Powerful and Rocked by Scandal, Betrayalâ¦and Passion!
Whoâs Who in Maternally Yours
Brett ConnellyâThis playboyâs not ready for the wife, 2.2 kids, the minivan and the white picket fenceâ¦or is he?
Elena DelgadoâSheâll do anything to protect her unborn child.
Drew ConnellyâBrettâs older twinâby fifteen minutes. Heâs taught his younger bro a thing or two about lifeâ¦and love.
Seth ConnellyâHe can argue any position in a court of law, but whatâs this half brotherâs place in the Connelly clan?
Emma and Grant ConnellyâThe former princess and brash American beat the odds. Their love match is thirty-five years oldâ¦and still going strong.
Jennifer AndersonâEmmaâs personal secretary. She gives Elena a crash course on single motherhood.
Princess CatherineâEvents in her kingdom of Altaria prevent her from visiting her American cousins.
Albert DessageâElenaâs European counterpart; heâll stop at nothing till he uncovers the betrayal and scandal in Altaria.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Elena Delgado pressed a shaky hand to her stomach, took a deep breath and slowly got to her feet. She closed her eyes and leaned against the side of the rest room stall. The nausea wasnât supposed to last all day. If it was, they would have called it something besides morning sickness. But sheâd been ill almost from the instant the test stick turned blue.
She didnât mind in the least. Sheâd gladly go through whatever it took to complete this pregnancy successfully. She bit her lower lip and took another deep breath. This was her last hope of having her own child, of holding it and loving it with every fiber of her beingâshe simply couldnât afford another trip to the sperm bank. Not financially. Not emotionally.