At The Rate She Was Going, Sheâd Be The Townâs Resident Old Maid By Forty!
Rebecca could just see her personal ad in Valley Singles: Middle-aged virgin desperately seeks any more-or-less desirable man.
She aimed a covert glance at her new employer, Dr. John Saville. He looked a bit bedraggled this morning. Or, as she used to mispronounce the word, bed-raggled. His normally neat hair was slightly tousled, and there was a heaviness to his eyelids, a rather sexy heaviness that drew Rebecca in at first glance.
That was surely how he would look in the morning after a long night of lovemaking. That was how his lover would see him when she first opened her eyes, the tousled dark hair, the sleep-heavy gaze, and then his mouth that wouldâ¦
She startled herself out of her reverie. Going down that road was insane, and she would not do it. Never. Absolutely never. But how was she going to fix her âvirginity problemâ when the only man who excited her was the man sheâd sworn offâ¦?
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!
The incomparable Diana Palmer heads the Desire lineup for March. The Winter Soldier is a continuation of the authorâs popular cross-line miniseries, SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE. Weâre sure youâll enjoy this tale of a jaded hero who offers protection in the form of a marriage of convenience to a beautiful woman in jeopardy.
Bestselling author Leanne Banks offers you Marchâs MAN OF THE MONTH, a tempting Millionaire Husband, book two of her seductive miniseries MILLION DOLLAR MEN. The exciting Desire continuity series TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB: LONE STAR JEWELS continues with Lone Star Knight by Cindy Gerard, in which a lady of royal lineage finds love with a rugged Texas cattle baron.
The M.D. Courts His Nurse as Meagan McKinneyâs miniseries MATCHED IN MONTANA returns to Desire. And a single-dad rancher falls for the sexy horsetrainer he unexpectly hires in Kathie DeNoskyâs The Rough and Ready Rancher. To cap off the month, Shawna Delacorte writes a torrid tale of being Stormbound with a Tycoon.
So make some special time for yourself this month, and read all six of these tantalizing Silhouette Desires!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
is the author of over a dozen novels of hardcover and paperback historical and contemporary womenâs fiction. In addition to romance, she likes to inject mystery and thriller elements into her work. Currently she lives in the Garden District of New Orleans with her two young sons, two very self-entitled cats and a crazy red mutt. Her favorite hobbies are traveling to the Arctic and, of course, reading!
This book is dedicated to Judd and Jude.
I couldnât have done it without you guys.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue
âI just figured out why men get smarter during sex,â Lois Brubaker announced in a sly undertone, even though the waiting room was presently empty.
Rebecca OâReilly, busy updating patient files at her wide glass-and-chrome desk, glanced up at her friend and co-worker. For a few confused moments she almost replied seriously, âThey do?â Then she realized it was a joke, and she flushed slightly at the unintended reminder of her own sexual ignorance.
But she obligingly fished for the punchline. âWhy?â
âBecause theyâre plugged in to a genius,â Lois replied in a deadpan manner.
A heartbeat later both women burst into laughter just as the door to the examination room swung open. Dr. John Saville emerged, escorting an elderly, moon-faced woman who wore a pullover tunic with a broomstick-pleated skirt.
Rebeccaâs laughter died on her lips when John Savilleâs eyes, an intensely deep cobalt-blue, seemed to lash at her like whips. He frowned, a deep crease appearing between his eyebrows.
But he stoically ignored her and Lois, walking his elderly patient into the waiting room with its leather-and-chrome furniture and fresh lilacs in wicker baskets. Old-time lithographs of Mystery Valley roundup scenes decorated each pastel painted wall. The decor said homey but high priced, and John Savilleâs rates only made the talented young surgeon that much more exclusive and valuable in the eyes of his patients.
âYou neednât worry about your nightly glass of wine, Esther,â he assured her. âEspecially since you have it with dinner.â
âGlassâor two?â She seemed prepared to bargain.
That coaxed a smile out of him. âYes, even two glasses, so long as you donât mean one-quart glasses.â
Esther Miller laughed and placed a flirtatious hand on his arm. âI was afraid you might not approve,â she confessed. âYou seem so stern, Dr. Saville. Old Dr. Winthrop was a regular talk-show hostâyou know, always kidding around. A caution to screech owls, as my uncle Stan used to say. Not that Iâm complaining, mind you. You seem like a very capable young man. And handsomeâmy lands! I admit I scheduled my operation early just to meet you and see what all the fuss was about. Next time I may even forego the anesthetic just to watch you in action.â