âYou Show Me Yours,
Iâll Show You Mine.â
Sydney laid her cards on the table without even looking at them. Without any expression at all, Reese laid his hand down, too. She slowly lowered her gaze.
Three tens. And a one-eyed jack. Four of a kind.
Sheâd lost. Dear Lord. Two weeks. She had to work for Reese Sinclair for two entire weeks. Under his âpersonal supervision,â as heâd put it.
Reese shook his head and chuckled. âYou donât think Iâm serious about this bet, do you? I was just having some fun.â
She lifted her chin and narrowed a cold look at him. âI said Iâd be here at eight, and I will.â
A muscle jumped in Reeseâs jaw, and she watched as his eyes darkened. âJust remember, if it gets too rough for you, that I gave you an out.â
âI can handle whatever you dish out,â she said in a voice so serene it surprised even her. âWhat remains to be seen is if you can handle me.â
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!
Popular author Cait London offers you Gabrielâs Gift, this Aprilâs MAN OF THE MONTH. Weâre sure youâll love this tale of lovers once separated who reunite eighteen years later and must overcome the past before they can begin their future together.
The riveting Desire miniseries TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB: LONE STAR JEWELS continues with Her Ardent Sheikh by Kristi Gold, in which a dashing sheikh must protect a free-spirited American woman from danger.
In Wife with Amnesia by Metsy Hingle, the estranged husband of an amnesiac woman seeks to win back her loveâ¦and to save her from a mysterious assailant. Watch for Metsy Hingleâs debut MIRA title, The Wager, in August 2001. Barbara McCauleyâs hero âwinsâ a woman in a poker game in Reeseâs Wild Wager, another tantalizing addition to her SECRETS! miniseries. Enjoy a contemporary âbeauty and the beastâ story with Amy J. Fetzerâs Taming the Beast. And Ryanne Corey brings you a runaway heiress who takes a walk on the wild side with the bodyguard whoâs fallen head over heels for her in The Heiress & the Bodyguard.
Be sure to treat yourself this month, and read all six of these exhilarating Desire novels!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
was born and raised in California and has spent a good portion of her life exploring the mountains, beaches and deserts so abundant there. The youngest of five children, she grew up in a small house, and her only chance for a moment alone was to sneak into the backyard with a book and quietly hide away.
With two children of her own now and a busy household, she still finds herself slipping away to enjoy a good novel. A daydreamer and incurable romantic, she says writing has fulfilled her most incredible dream of allâbreathing life into the people in her mind and making them real. She has one loud and demanding Amazon parrot named Fred and a German shepherd named Max. When she can manage the time, she loves to sink her hands into freshly turned soil and make things grow.
To Cris Grace, the Queen of Cuisineâ
this oneâs for you!
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Cigar smoke lay like a heavy hand in the small back office of Squireâs Tavern and Inn. Four men, brothers, sat around the table, cards in hand, their dark gazes intent on the current deal. Gabe Sinclair, the eldest of the four, frowned at his luck while Callan, brother number two in order of birth, considered the possibility of drawing another king for a pair. Beside him, Lucian, brother number three, smiled inwardly at a pair of jacks and deuce wild, while Reese, the proprietor of the inn and the youngest Sinclair at thirty-two, all but did mental backflips over the three queens in his hand.
They were a handsome lot, the Sinclair men. Each of them, with their thick, dark hair and rugged good looks, had broken more than their share of hearts in Bloomfield County.
Some said that Reese held the record, though. He had eyes that made women forget to breathe. Deep green, like a forest, and curtained with heavy, dark lashes. And his smile. Lord, that smile of his could charm the stripes off a zebra.
It also didnât hurt that he was six foot three, solid muscle and had won the honorary award of âBest Butt in a Pair of Blue Jeansâ three years running by the females in Bloomfield. Reese proudly displayed his silver-framed certificate on the wall right beside his plaque from the Bloomfield County Chamber of Commerce for âTop Restaurant of the Year.â
How sweet life is, Reese thought as he clamped his cigar between his teeth. Three queens, a ten-dollar stogie and two fingers of Patron Gold tequila. He grabbed a handful of chips from his winnings stack and tossed them onto the table. He was on a date with Lady Luck and about to score.