An X-rated adventure of a lifetime
Love of the wilderness runs deep in Eli Montgomery. The father he never knew, mountaineer Max Quinn, shared that passion for the untamedâand never staying in one place for long. But surviving in the wild requires experience. So when Eli learns that a TV personality is spending the next year living in his grandmotherâs remote cabin for a reality show, Eli is convinced the woman will need his help.
Lucy Parker is determined to adhere to the strict guidelines of this challenge: no assistance. But the second Eli Montgomery shows up in all his rugged hotness, Lucyâs craving for caramel lattes is immediately replaced by a much more primal, sensual hunger. And out here, no one will know if she breaks all the rules.
Praise for Kate Hoffmannâs The Mighty Quinns
â[Kate Hoffmann] continues to do a wonderful job with her beloved Quinn family saga. A perfectly paced page-turner, this setup novel for the New Zealand Quinns is firmly in place and off to a great start.â
âRT Book Reviews on The Mighty Quinns: Malcolm
âA winning combination of exciting adventure and romance... This is a sweet and sexy read that kept me entertained from start to finish.â
âHarlequin Junkie on The Mighty Quinns: Malcolm
âHoffmann always does a great job creating different stories for the members of the Quinn clan... This is another fun tale that organically connects to the ongoing saga of this clan.â
âRT Book Reviews on The Mighty Quinns: Rogan
âThis is a fast read that is hard to tear the eyes from. Once I picked it up I couldnât put it down.â
âFresh Fiction on The Mighty Quinns: Dermot
âKeep your fan handy! It was impossible for me to put this steamy, sexy book down until the last page was turned.â
âFresh Fiction on The Mighty Quinns: Jack
Dear Reader,
As most of you know, Iâve been writing about the Quinns for quite some time now. My first Quinn book was published in 2001. Since then, Iâve explored many different branches of the family, but in this new trilogy that starts with The Mighty Quinns: Eli, Iâve had to hunt down three Quinn heirs that donât even know theyâre Quinns.
This tangled family tree is now kept on genealogy software, which helps me sort out all the relationships and keeps track of important dates. And though the family keeps getting bigger, I find that thereâs always a handsome Quinn hero waiting on the horizon for me to snatch him up and give him a story.
I hope you enjoy my newest tale, featuring Eli Montgomery, the lost brother of my New Zealand QuinnsâMalcolm, Rogan, Ryan and Dana. Stay tuned for two more books in this trilogy, coming up in the next year.
Happy Reading,
KATE HOFFMANN celebrated her 20th anniversary as a Mills & Boon author in August 2013. She has published over eighty books, novellas and short stories for Mills & Boon Temptation and Mills & Boon Blaze. She spent time as a music teacher, a retail assistant and an advertising exec before she settled into a career as a full-time writer. Her other interests include genealogy, musical theater and vegan cooking. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin with her two cats, Winnie and Gracie.
To my ever patient and always brilliant editor, Adrienne Macintosh, who always has great ideas when I seem to be running low.
Prologue
ANNALISE MONTGOMERY KNELT down beside her six-year-old son and combed her fingers through his mussed hair.
âCan we go home, Mama? I donât like this place.â
âHow did you get dirty already?â she said. Annalise glanced around the park, spying the childrenâs equipment at the far end.
âItâs just dirt,â Eli said. âNo big deal.â
Annalise laughed softly. âBut this meeting is a big deal for Mommy. I want you to be on your best behavior. No running around like some wild animal. This has to go well, all right? Agreed?â
âYes, Mama.â
He gazed up and watched as Annalise smoothed her hands over her skirt. He couldnât ever remember seeing his mom in a dress, especially not one so fluffy and shiny. She looked like a princess, and Eli was proud to stand beside her and hold her hand.
Heâd held her hand during the plane ride, which had seemed to go on and on, for more hours than he could count. There was a movie and three different meals. He hadnât been allowed to get up and run around and he got yelled at six times for kicking the seat in front of him.
Heâd thought flying in a plane would be exciting and cool, but it had been really boring. And now, heâd have to do it all over again when they flew home to Colorado. He wanted to go home, though. It was summer there and if he wasnât with his mom, heâd be sleeping over at his grandmaâs cabin on the mountain.
It was his favorite way to spend the summer, and though he enjoyed traveling on an airplane, he was sure that Nanna Trudie missed him. The minute he got home, heâd pack his stuff and hike up the mountain.