AROUND CHI-TOWN
March: We Chicagoans all live vicariously through our own âroyalty,â the Connelly family. And here comes a story to warm you up on a damp, blustery Chicago dayâ¦.
Matriarch Emma Connelly has been keeping close tabs on whatâs going on in her island homeland of Altaria. The former princess has been in touch with her son, King Daniel, who tells her that a certain sheikh has been spending all his time in Altaria searching for a bride. And, says Daniel, he seems to have set his sights on the Connelly cousin Princess Catherine.
Having just lost her father and grandfather, and having been bypassed for the throne, the princess could use some good fortune. But sources close to her say not even the swarthy, sexy, studly sheikh is a match for the royal known around the globe as the Ice Princess.
Since the American king has taken the throne, Altaria has been making news with its peaceful transfer of power. But with the sparks flying between the sheikh and the princess, weâre looking forward to fireworksâ¦.
Dear Reader,
Celebrate the rites of spring with six new passionate, powerful and provocative love stories from Silhouette Desire!
Reader favorite Anne Marie Winstonâs Billionaire Bachelors: Stone, our March MAN OF THE MONTH, is a classic marriage-of-convenience story, in which an overpowering attraction threatens a platonic arrangement. And donât miss the third title in Desireâs glamorous in-line continuity DYNASTIES: THE CONNELLYS, The Sheikh Takes a Bride by Caroline Cross, as sparks fly between a sexy-as-sin sheikh and a feisty princess.
In Wild About a Texan by Jan Hudson, the heroine falls for a playboy millionaire with a dark secret. Her Lone Star Protector by Peggy Moreland continues the TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB: THE LAST BACHELOR series, as an unlikely love blossoms between a florist and a jaded private eye.
A night of passion produces major complications for a doctor and the social worker now carrying his child in Dr. Destiny, the final title in Kristi Goldâs miniseries MARRYING AN M.D. And an ex-marine who discovers heâs heir to a royal throne must choose between his kingdom and the woman he loves in Kathryn Jensenâs The Secret Prince.
Kick back, relax and treat yourself to all six of these sexy new Desire romances!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
The Sheikh Takes a Bride
Caroline Cross
Special thanks to Ann Leslie Tuttle for suggesting me for this story, Shannon Degen for patience above and beyond the call of duty and Joan Marlow Golan for believing in me.
Silhouette Books is lucky to have you, and so am I.
always loved to read, but it wasnât until she discovered romance that she felt compelled to write, fascinated by the chance to explore the positive power of love in peopleâs lives. She grew up in Yakima, Washington, the âApple Capital of the World,â attended the University of Puget Sound and now lives outside Seattle, where she (tries to) work at home despite the chaos created by two telephone-addicted teenage daughters and a husband with a fondness for home-improvement projects. Pleased to have recently been #1 on a national bestseller list, she was thrilled to win the 1999 Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Short Contemporary Novel and to have been called âone of the bestâ writers of romance today by Romantic Times. Caroline believes in writing from the heartâand having a good brainstorming partner. She loves hearing from readers, and can be reached at P.O. Box 47375, Seattle, Washington 98146. Please include a SASE for reply.
MEET THE CONNELLYS
Meet the Connellys of Chicagoâwealthy, powerful and rocked by scandal, betrayalâ¦and passion!
Whoâs Who in The Sheikh Takes a Bride
Princess Catherine RosemereâThis Connelly cousin doesnât believe in happily-ever-afterânot even in her storybook kingdom of Altaria. In this chapter of her life, the last thing she needs is a sexy sheikh storming her castleâ¦.
Sheikh Kaj al bin RussardâNothing can keep him from taking what he wantsâand he wants Catherine. In his life, in his kingdom, in his bedâ¦but what about in his heart?
King DanielâThe eldest Connelly heir now rules the picturesque country of Altariaâ¦. But does he control it?
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Epilogue
âYouâre absolutely right, Kaj,â Joffrey Dunstan, Earl of Alston, said in his usual thoughtful way. âSheâs even lovelier than I remembered.â
Glancing away from the slim, auburn-haired young woman who was the subject of his observation, the earl retreated a step from the balcony railing overlooking the grand ballroom of Altaria Palace. Though more than two hundred members of Europeâs elite milled down below in their most elegant evening wear, they might not have existed for all the attention he gave them.
Instead, with a bemused expression on his face, he turned to stare at his companion, who stood in a pocket of shadow, hidden from casual observance. âBut marriage? You canât be serious.â