Territorial Bride
TERRITORIAL BRIDE BROOKS JAMES THOUGHT HE'D LEFT HIS DANDY DAYS BEHIND HIM…But when Missy O'Bannion, the wildfire cowgirl who'd lassoed his heart, set her sights on becoming a lady with a capital L , he traded the wide-open spaces of the West for the gilded streets of Little Old New York… !Missy O'Bannion knew only two things: that she wanted to be a genuine "lady" and that one look from Brooks made her feel like anything but! Was this true love? He claimed he wanted her forever, but she still had doubts that even true love could survive that long!
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Critical acclaim for Linda Castle’s previous titles
Temple’s Prize
“Delightful, funny…poignant and intriguing…a winner.”
—Romantic Times
The Return of Chase Cordell
“A balance of marvelous characters and an outstanding plot.”
—Rendezvous
Abbie’s Child
“Fresh and compelling, a wonderful read.”
—Author Patricia Potter
Fearless Hearts
“A very different love story guaranteed to tug on your heartstrings.”
—Author Marilyn Campbell
Any minute now she would start to cuss and bluster…
But to his shock and dismay, she only smiled and allowed those remarkably thick dark lashes to sweep over her chestnut eyes once again.
“As you say, Brooks,” she agreed demurely. “I do stick out like a sore thumb here in New York, part Irish and part Indian—a cat’s whisker from being a barbarian, wouldn’t you say?”
Missy—brave, blunt, wonderful Missy was still beneath the lonely veneer.
“No, I wouldn’t call you a barbarian and neither would anyone else within my hearing, I assure you—Marisa.” A sudden burst of possessiveness flared inside him. All he wanted to do was enjoy her company alone and keep other men from looking at her with hungry eyes.
Their gazes locked. Heat rose between them like fog on a warm April morning.
Breathe, you idiot, a voice inside his head screamed…
Dear Reader,
This holiday season, we’ve selected books that are sure to warm your heart—all with heroes who redefine the phrase “the gift of giving.” Since Linda Castle’s first book, Fearless Hearts, appeared in our 1995 March Madness Promotion, she has been inundated with letters from fans asking for more. Territorial Bride is that long-awaited sequel. Now cowgirl Missy O’Bannion is all grown-up—and she’s bound and determined to become a lady to impress Eastern rogue Brooks James, who’s already shown her he can be a real cowboy. In this darling “opposites attract” romance, their love is tested on many levels, especially when Missy is seriously injured.
Rising talent Sharon Schulze returns this month with The Shielded Heart, a stirring tale set in eighteenth-century England about a warrior who learns to accept his special psychic gift as he teaches an enamel artisan about life and love. And award-winning Cheryl Reavis is back with another of her sensational Civil War stories. Harrigan’s Bride features a soldier who chivalrously marries the bedridden daughter of his late godmother. Don’t miss it!
Rounding out the month is A Warrior’s Passion, the ninth book in the medieval WARRIOR SERIES by the gifted Margaret Moore. Here, a young woman is forced into an unwanted betrothal before the man she truly loves—and whose child she carries—can claim her as his wife!
Whatever your tastes in reading, you’ll 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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LINDA CASTLE
Linda Castle is the pseudonym of Linda L. Crockett. Although she is a native New Mexican, Linda can trace her heritage to Comanche on one branch and all the way to Scotland at the time of the Spanish Armada on another. Perhaps this blending of blood and culture is what enables her to step back in time and capture tales from bygone eras. She is fascinated with both the American West and the British Isles. A recent trip to Scotland, England and Wales produced amazing links, such as finding an out-of-the-way kilt maker in Edinburgh who had plaids for the Crocketts and the Caudills.
Linda currently makes her home in New Mexico with her husband, Bill, two youngest children, Brandon and Logan, and their beloved Great Danes, Rebel and Destiny. You can reach Linda at the following address: Linda Castle, #18 County Road 5795, Farmington, NM 87401.
This book is lovingly and respectfully dedicated to Chris Reeves, Karin David and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, who valiantly face each day and teach us the meaning of courage. May God bless you all.
New Mexico Territory, 1889
Missy sighed and watched Clell run his fingers around the inside of his high, stiffly starched white collar. His Adam’s apple bobbed when he swallowed hard, and he gave her a why-am-I-being-tortured-like-this? grimace. It was plain as the nose on his face that he was as uncomfortable in his fancy duds as Missy was in her maid of honor dress. Still, they had all agreed to get gussied up for this occasion. And when she thought about it, she had to smile. All the fuss and wearing of stiff lace, starched petticoats and pinching corsets was worth it, because Trace and Bellami were getting married.
