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BARONESSA GELATERIA in Bostonâs North End
In addition to our regular flavors of gelato, this month we are featuring:
Vanilla pudding with melted caramel
All it took was one deep look into Phoebeâs warm amber eyes and a brief taste of her vanilla-flavored lips to rock Daniel Baroneâs world. Women usually wanted to catch him, snag him, tame him. Not Phoebe. And suddenly Daniel knew he was in trouble. Big troubleâ¦
With his poster-perfect face and sculpted body, Daniel Barone was handmade by the gods. From the first moment she saw him, Phoebe couldnât help but stare. He made her blush, made her nervousâmade her feel like a womanâ¦.
Boston cream pie with imported Italian chocolate
Phoebe and Daniel were as opposite as two people could be. But they shared a powerful, passionate attraction that wouldnât be denied, no matter how they tried. Indulging was never an option; they had to have each otherâif only for one short, steaming-hot Boston summer. But what a summer!
Buon appetito!
Dear Reader,
When it comes to passion, Silhouette Desire has exactly what you need. This monthâs offerings include Cindy Gerardâs The Librarianâs Passionate Knight, the next installment of DYNASTIES: THE BARONES. A naive librarian gets swept off her feet by a dashing Barone siblingâwho could ask for anything more? But more we do have, with another story about attractive and wealthy men, from Anne Marie Winston. Billionaire Bachelors: Gray is a deeply compelling story about a man who gets a second chance at lifeâand maybe the love of a lifetime.
Sheri WhiteFeather is back this month with the final story in our LONE STAR COUNTRY CLUB trilogy. The Heart of a Stranger will leave you breathless when a man with a sordid past gets a chance for ultimate redemption. Launching a new series this month is Kathie DeNosky with Lonetree Ranchers: Brant. When a handsome rancher helps a damsel in distress, all his defenses come crashing down and the fun begins.
Silhouette Desire is pleased to welcome two brand-new authors. Nalini Singhâs Desert Warrior is an intense, emotional read with an alpha hero to die for. And Anna DePaloâs Having the Tycoonâs Baby, part of our ongoing series THE BABY BANK, is a sexy romp about one womanâs need for a child and the sexy man who grants her wishâbut at a surprising price.
Thereâs plenty of passion rising up here in Silhouette Desire this month. So dive right in and enjoy.
Melissa Jeglinski
Senior Editor
Silhouette Desire
The Librarianâs Passionate Knight
Cindy Gerard
This book is dedicated to romantics everywhere.
Enjoy and believe! And to potter extraordinaire, Val Neuman, for her patience, her expertise and her brilliant work. From the clay comes the vessel; from the vessel pour my admiration and thanks.
Two RITA>® Award nominations and a National Readerâs Choice Award are among the many highlights of this #1 bestselling writerâs career. As one reviewer put it, âCindy Gerard provides everything romance readers want in a love storyâpassion, gut-wrenching emotion, intriguing characters and a captivating plot. This storyteller extraordinaire delivers all of this and more!â
Cindy and her husband, Tom, live in the Midwest on a minifarm with quarter horses, cats and two very spoiled dogs. When sheâs not writing, she enjoys reading, traveling and spending time at their cabin in northern Minnesota unwinding with family and friends. Cindy loves to hear from her readers and invites you to visit her Web site at www.cindygerard.com.
Meet the Barones of Bostonâ
an elite clan caught in a web of danger, deceitâ¦and desire!
Whoâs Who in
THE LIBRARIANâS PASSIONATE KNIGHT
Daniel BaroneâAll around the world, he dared to do what most mortals feared, and his exploits were the stuff of legends. But what Daniel did best was leave. No matter the place, no matter the thrill, he always left. Why, then, did one irresistible librarian make him want to stay?
Phoebe RichardsâHaving lived in Boston all her life with her cat, friends and books, sheâs a maidenânot old maidâlibrarian. But sheâs happy, comfortable. Why, then, did one footloose jet-setterâalbeit a gorgeous, sexy footloose jet-setterâmake her want so much more?
Karen RawlinsâShe has just discovered that sheâs a long-lost cousin to the Barones. But where will this loner fit in to the overwhelming first family of Boston?
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Daniel Barone wasnât sure why the woman had captured his attention. In the overall scheme of things, she was little more than a small speck of beige, lost in the vibrant colors of Faneuil Hall Marketplace in the center of downtown Boston.
On this steamy August night, the open-air market was alive with colors and scents and sounds. She, quite literally, was not. Still, sheâd drawn his undivided attention as he stood directly behind her at a pushcart outside the buildings of Quincy Market.