The race to find a kidnapped baby leads the newly formed secret agency Colorado Confidential to a fire in a hospital records room. Now agent Shawn Jameson will match wits with an arsonist while trying not to fall for a beautiful doctor whose secrets heâs sworn to exposeâ¦
âDid I hurt you?â Shawn demanded.
Kelleyâs dazed eyes searched her body as if determining that everything was intact. Shawn followed her gaze, feeling warmth ignite inside. She looked damn good to him. âI⦠No, Iâm all right. But⦠Thank you for following meâfor keeping me from being hit. The driver must have seen us. Why didnât he stop to make sure weâre all right?â
âYeah, why?â But Shawn knew the answer. âCome on. Iâm taking you to my place.â
âNo, Iâm fine. I can drive. I need to get home.â
âYou donât need to get home. Not now.â
âButââ
âDonât you get it? Someone just tried to run you over, Dr. Stanton. Intentionally. And since he didnât succeed, he might just try again.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
We wind up a great summer with a bang this month! Linda O. Johnston continues the hugely popular COLORADO CONFIDENTIAL series with Special Agent Nanny. Donât forget to look for the Harlequin special-release anthology next month featuring USA TODAY bestselling author Jasmine Cresswell, our very own Amanda Stevens and Harlequin Historicals author Debra Lee Brown. And not to worry, the series continues with two more Harlequin Intrigue titles in November and December.
Joyce Sullivan concludes her companion series THE COLLINGWOOD HEIRS with Operation Bassinet. Find out how this family solves a fiendish plot and finds happiness in one fell swoop. Rounding out the month are two exciting stories. Rising star Delores Fossen takes a unique perspective on the classic secret-baby plot in Confiscated Conception, and a very sexy Cowboy PI is determined to get to the bottom of one womanâs mystery in an all-Western story by Jean Barrett.
Finally, in case you havenât heard, next month Harlequin Intrigue is increasing its publishing schedule to include two more fantastic romantic suspense books. Thatâs six titles per month! More variety, more of your favorite authors and of course, more excitement.
Itâs a thrilling time for us, and we want to thank all of our loyal readers for remaining true to Harlequin Intrigue. And if you are just learning about our brand of breathtaking romantic suspense, fasten your seat belts for an edge-of-your-seat reading experience. Welcome aboard!
Sincerely,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor, Harlequin Intrigue
To the other Colorado Confidential authors, as well as the authors of all the other Confidential series.
I appreciate being in such good company. And, of course, to Fred.
Thanks to Denise OâSullivan, Melissa Endlich and Allison Lyons for allowing me to participate in Colorado Confidential. Itâs been fun!
Also, thanks to Dr. Donald Zangwill and Dr. Kenneth Zangwill for their medical information. Any mistakes or misdiagnoses are the result of my poetic license, and not their medical licenses.
Linda O. Johnstonâs first published fiction appeared in Ellery Queenâs Mystery Magazine and won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for âBest First Mystery Short Story of the Year.â Now, several published short stories and novels later, Linda is recognized for her outstanding work in the romance genre.
A practicing attorney, Linda juggles her busy schedule between mornings of writing briefs, contracts and other legalese, and afternoons of creating memorable tales of the paranormal, time travel, mystery, contemporary and romantic suspense. Armed with an undergraduate degree in journalism with an advertising emphasis from Pennsylvania State University, Linda began her versatile writing career running a small newspaper, then working in advertising and public relations, later obtaining her J.D. degree from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh.
Linda belongs to Sisters in Crime and is actively involved with Romance Writers of America, participating in the Los Angeles, Orange County and Western Pennsylvania chapters. She lives near Universal Studios, Hollywood, with her husband, two sons and two cavalier King Charles spaniels.
Shawn JamesonâAn undercover investigator, he never thought much about kids until he had to play nanny to interrogate a beautiful suspected arsonist.
Dr. Kelley StantonâThe lovely doctor spends a lot of time combating rumors against herâ¦as well as fighting her attraction to the man investigating her.
Jenny StantonâWere the three-year-oldâs tantrums after the fire the result of agitationâ¦or something more sinister?
Dr. Randall StantonâIs Kelleyâs ex-husband the source of the rumors against herâ¦and are his allegations designed to cast suspicion away from himself?
Cheryl MartenâRandallâs latest conquest, who has an agenda of her own.