Sheâd meant the words to be innocent, but as he reached out to take the container from her, his hands overlapped hers. Whether by accident or design, she didnât know. She didnât care.
Time stopped.
The comfort Maggie had felt in Billy Corriganâs presence during the past four days was replaced by something different, something more. Attraction wrapped around her like a cloud of incenseâseductive, heady, dangerous. She raised her head and met his eyes, which had turned from ice-gray to the color of a mountain lake. Then her gaze went to his mouth.
He took his hands away. She blinked and stepped back as the moment was broken.
She couldnât possibly afford to get involved with him when everyone around her seemed to wind up dead.
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
At Harlequin Intrigue we have much to look forward to as we ring in a brand-new year. Case in pointâall of our romantic suspense selections this month are fraught with edge-of-your-seat danger, electrifying romance and thrilling excitement. So hang on!
Reader favorite Debra Webb spins the next installment in her popular series COLBY AGENCY. Cries in the Night spotlights a mother so desperate to track down her missing child that she joins forces with the unforgettable man from her past.
Unsanctioned Memories by Julie Millerâthe next offering in THE TAYLOR CLANâpacks a powerful punch as a vengeance-seeking FBI agent opens his heart to the achingly vulnerable lone witness who can lead him to a cold-blooded killerâ¦. Looking for a provocative mystery with a royal twist? Then expect to be seduced by Jacqueline Diamond in Sheikh Surrender.
We welcome two talented debut authors to Harlequin Intrigue this month. Tracy Montoya weaves a chilling mystery in Maximum Security, and the gripping Concealed Weapon by Susan Peterson is part of our BACHELORS AT LARGE promotion.
Finally this month, Kasi Blake returns to Harlequin Intrigue with Borrowed Identity. This gothic mystery will keep you guessing when a groggy bride stumbles upon a grisly murder on her wedding night. But are her eyes deceiving her when her âslainâ groom appears alive and well in a flash of lightning?
It promises to be quite a year at Harlequin Intrigueâ¦.
Enjoy!
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor
Harlequin Intrigue
Debut Intrigue author Tracy Montoya is a magazine editor for a nonprofit outfit in Washington, D.C., though at present sheâs telecommuting from her house in Seoul, Korea. She lives with a psychotic cat, a lovable yet daft Lhasa apso and a husband whoâs turned their home into the Island of Lost/Broken/Strange-Looking Antiques. A member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists, Tracy has written about everything from Booker Prizeâwinning poet MartÃn Espada to socially responsible mutual funds to soap opera summits. Her articles have appeared in a variety of publications, such as Hope, Utne Reader, Satya, YES!, Natural Home and New York Naturally. Prior to launching her journalism career, she taught in an underresourced school in Louisiana through the AmeriCorps Teach for America program.
Tracy holds a masterâs degree in English literature from Boston College and a B.A. in the same from St. Maryâs University. When sheâs not writing, she likes to scuba dive, forget to go to kickboxing class, wallow in bed with a good book, or get out her new guitar with a group of friends and pretend sheâs Suzanne Vega.
She loves to hear from readersâe-mail
[email protected] or visit www.tracymontoya.com.
Maggie ReyesâA bestselling true-crime writer, Maggie has served on criminal task forces because of her first-rate research and sharp memory for details. Now one of her past subjectsâan infamous serial killerâhas made her the object of his brutal fixation.
Billy CorriganâThe loner FBI agent is going outside his investigative territory to bring down the man who murdered his sister. His search for vengeance leads him to the one woman who survived the vicious killerâs obsession.
The SurgeonâAlways one step ahead of the authorities, this psychopath has stalked and murdered women across four states. Now heâs set his focus entirely on one womanâand the only thing standing between him and Maggie Reyes is a rogue FBI agent with a taste for revenge.
Adriana TorresâA friend from Maggieâs college days, Adriana has done everything she can for the past eighteen months to keep Maggie hidden from the Surgeonâbut will her selflessness put her life in jeopardy?
James BrentwoodâAdrianaâs lover, local police detective James Brentwood is willing to put his own life on the line to stop the man who murdered nine women from killing again.
Elizabeth BorkowskiâJames Brentwoodâs wisecracking partner, she knows Billy from way back. The no-nonsense detective wants to help Maggie, but she wonders whether or not to believe the womanâs unlikely tale of a serial killer who stalks across state lines.