AROUND CHI-TOWN
Add Tara Connelly Paige to the list of Connellys having troubles of late. Seems the comely heiress has been getting crank calls and has been followed. The incidents spooked her enough for her father, Grant, to beef up security on the Connelly clan.
But even more bizarre is the âresurrectionâ of her âdeceasedâ husband, Michael Paige. According to our sources, after being missing and presumed dead for two long years, Michael calmly opened the door of the familyâs Lake Shore Manor as if returning from a long day at the office. âHoney, Iâm homeâ? Not.
In a turn of events straight out of a soap opera, Michael had never been on that train that crashed in Ecuador, but instead met with foul play that left him with amnesia. Finally, two weeks ago, he regained his memory and has just returned to Chicago. Certainly truth is stranger than fiction!
No telling how Grant Connelly will react to his long-lost son-in-lawâs return. The proverbial bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Michael had once stolen away âDaddyâs little girlâ for a hasty elopement. And itâs no secret that the Connelly patriarch had new plans for Tara that didnât include Michael.
Tune in for more details as they breakâ¦.
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Silhouette Desire! This month weâve created a brand-new lineup of passionate, powerful and provocative love stories just for you.
Begin your reading enjoyment with Ride the Thunder by Lindsay McKenna, the September MAN OF THE MONTH and the second book in this beloved authorâs cross-line series, MORGANâS MERCENARIES: ULTIMATE RESCUE. An amnesiac husband recovers his memory and returns to his wife and child in The Secret Baby Bond by Cindy Gerard, the ninth title in our compelling DYNASTIES: THE CONNELLYS continuity series.
Watch a feisty beauty fall for a wealthy lawman in The Sheriff & the Amnesiac by Ryanne Corey. Then meet the next generation of MacAllisters in Plain Jane MacAllister by Joan Elliott Pickart, the newest title in THE BABY BET: MACALLISTERâS GIFTS.
A night of passion leads to a marriage of convenience between a gutsy heiress and a macho rodeo cowboy in Expecting Brandâs Baby, by debut Desire author Emilie Rose. And in Katherine Garberaâs new title, The Tycoonâs Lady falls off the stage into his arms at a bachelorette auction, as part of our popular BRIDAL BID theme promotion.
Savor all six of these sensational new romances from Silhouette Desire today.
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
This book is dedicated to the intrepid authors who participated in the writing of this wonderful series of books. Ladies, it was a pleasure.
If asked âWhatâs your idea of heaven?â Cindy Gerard would say a warm sun, a cool breeze, pan pizza and a good book. If she had to settle for one of the four, sheâd opt for the book, with the pizza running a close second. Inspired by the pleasure sheâs received from the books sheâs read and her longtime love affair with her husband, Tom, Cindy now creates her own evocative and sensual love stories about compelling characters and complex relationships.
This bestselling author of close to twenty books has received numerous industry awards, among them the National Readersâ Choice Award, multiple Romantic Times nominations and two RITA>® Award nominations from the Romance Writers of America. Cindy loves to hear from her readers and invites them to visit her Web page at www.tlt.com/authors/cgerard.htm.
MEET THE CONNELLYS
Meet the Connellys of Chicagoâwealthy, powerful and rocked by scandal, betrayalâ¦and passion!
Whoâs Who in
THE SECRET BABY BOND
Michael PaigeâHeâd spent two years in an Ecuadorian jungle, not knowing who he was, until a twist of fate gave him back his memory and luck gave him a way homeâ¦.
Tara Connelly PaigeâSex was never the problem between her and Michael; communication was. But at the sight of her husband, sheâs the one whoâs speechlessâ¦.
RubyâThis unflappable manager of Lake Shore Manor has served the Connellys for thirty-five years. There are few things she hasnât seenâ¦.
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
For two years, Michael Paige had been a dead man. To some, he was a dead man still. In actuality, not only was he alive, he finally remembered the many things that heâd forgotten.
He remembered what heâd had.
He remembered what heâd lost.
And he wanted it back.
From a distance, from behind dark glasses, he watched Taraâthe wife heâd lost even before the world had decided he was deadâwhile his wildly beating heart reminded him how very much alive he truly was.
Sitting quietly on the park bench, while the early September sun shined brilliant and pure through the shifting oaks and the scent of summerâs last roses drifted on the breeze, he watched. And he remembered the way she moved, the way her short, sleek cap of stylish black hair felt sliding like silk between his fingers, the way her violet eyes clouded to misty lavender when he made love to her. Two years ago. A lifetime ago.