Praise for Tori Phillipsâ previous books
SILENT KNIGHT
âSuperb, magnificent, marvelous, woderful and electrifying are only a few of the adjectives to describe this book.â
âRendezvous
FOLLâS PARADISE
âA delightful Elizabethan romp.â
âRuth Ryan Langan
âA great read!â
âDixie Browning
âA delight to read...charming.â
âSuzanne Barclay
â...packed with love, adventure, history...I enjoyed it immensely.â
âRebecca Hagan Lee
âI loved this story!...Tarleton (the hero) is pure magic!â
âMartha Hix
âWhat do I owe you this time?â he murmured.
âThe golden ribbon from your left sleeve, to match the others I have already won,â Kat replied with a smile.
âIf we continue, all my clothes will fall to your feetâ Untying the satin ribbon, he held it out to her. âYou would not wish to see me so...at one with nature, would you?â he murmured as he drew closer still.
The idea of him standing stark naked before her both startled and fascinated Kat. Their fingers touched, and a dizzying current raced through her as if her blood had suddenly begun to boil.
âPerish the thought, sire! Our weather here is most unpredictable. You might find youâd catch a sudden chill.â
He took the ribbon from her shaking fingers, tied it in a love knot over her pulse point, then sealed the knot with a feather-light kiss. âThen perchance you might find it in your heart to keep me warm?â he whispered, the gleam in his eye turning to blue flames.
Dear Reader,
Itâs June, so start thinking about your summer reading! Whether youâre going to the beach or simply going to relax on the porch, donât forget to bring along a Harlequin Historical>® novel. And speaking of summer, we are thrilled to present Midsummerâs Knight from award-winning author Tori Phillips. Critics have described Toriâs books as âsuperb,â âelectrifyingâ and ânot to be missed!â In this delightfully mischievous sequel to Silent Knight, which earned 4½
from Affaire de Coeur, a confirmed bachelor and a reluctant widow betrothed against their will switch identities with their friends to spy on the other, and fall in love in the process!
When a young woman kills her stepfather in self-defense, she flees, only to be discovered by a kind cowboy who takes her back to his parentsâ Missouri home as his âwife,â in Runaway by the popular Carolyn Davidson. And in Widow Woman, a compelling Western by longtime Silhouette author Patricia McLinn, a beautiful rancher must win back the heart of her ex-foremanâthe man she once refused to marry and the unknowing father of her child.
Laurel Ames returns with Infamous, her eighth book for us. In this fun and frothy Regency, a dashing nobleman and spy, having put up with a very silly and snobbish mother and sister all his life, Finally meets a woman he feels is worth pursuingâmuch to his familyâs chagrin!
Whatever your tastes in reading, youâll be sure to find a romantic journey back to the past between the covers of a Harlequin Historical>® novel
Sincerely,
Tracy Farrell
Senior Editor
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TORI PHILLIPS
After receiving her degree in theater arts from the University of San Diego, Tori worked at MGM Studios, acted in numerous summer stock musicals and appeared in Paramount Picturesâ The Great Gatsby. Her plays, published by Dramatic Publishing Co., have been produced in the U.S. and Canada, and her poetry is included in several anthologies. She has directed over forty plays, including twenty-one Shakespearean productions. Currently she is a first-person, Living History actress at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. She lives with her husband in Burke, Virginia.
âThere was a star danced, and under that was I born.â
âMuch Ado About Nothing
This book is dedicated with a great deal of love to our first grandchild, Konrad Martin Schaller, born March 22, 1997. He rode to earth on the tail of a comet and decided to stay.
Chapter One
Why, this is very midsummer madness.
âTwelfth Night
Hampton Court, England
May 1530
âMa...marriage?â Sir Brandon Cavendish, gentleman of the kingâs bedchamber, stammered out the loathsome word. His stomach twisted into a hard knot.
Even though he was winning the set, Brandon lowered his racket. A tennis ball whipped by him, missing his ear by inches. He barely noticed its passing. âMe, your grace?â