âI swore I wasnât going to do this.â
âDo what?â Alexis whispered.
âThis.â
They came together with a shudder of need. Her hands slid over the silky panes of Wyattâs chest to wrap around his neck in a silent plea. Wyattâs lips covered hers.
It wasnât enough. Not nearly enough. She nipped at his lip in demand and the kiss went hot and wet with hunger. She felt him stir against her, hard and wanting, the way she wanted with a burning fierce intensity that consumed her.
Wyatt released her and stepped back, breathing hard. âGo to bed.â
Alexis wondered if sheâd lost her mind. They didnât know each other. Wyatt didnât even know her real name! She trembled. âCome with me.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
The holidays are upon us! We have six dazzling stories of intrigue that will make terrific stocking stuffersânot to mention a well-deserved reward for getting all your shopping done earlyâ¦.
Take a breather from the party planning and unwrap Rita Herronâs latest offering, A Warriorâs Missionâthe next exciting installment of COLORADO CONFIDENTIAL, featuring a hot-blooded Cheyenne secret agent! Also this month, watch for The Third Twinâthe conclusion of Dani Sinclairâs HEARTSKEEP trilogy that features an identical triplet heiress marked for murder who seeks refuge in the arms of a rugged lawman.
The joyride continues with Under Surveillance by highly acclaimed author Gayle Wilson. This second book in the PHOENIX BROTHERHOOD series has an undercover agent discovering that his simple surveillance job of a beautiful woman-in-jeopardy is filled with complications. Be there from the start when B.J. Daniels launches her brand-new miniseries, CASCADES CONCEALED, about a close-knit northwest community thatâs visited by evil. Donât miss the first unforgettable title, Mountain Sheriff.
As a special gift-wrapped treat, three terrific stories in one volume. Look for Boys in Blue by reader favorites Rebecca York, Ann Voss Peterson and Patricia Rosemoor about three long-lost New Orleans cop brothers who unite to reel in a killer. And rounding off a month of nonstop thrills and chills, a pregnant woman and her wrongly incarcerated husband must set aside their stormy past to bring the real culprit to justice in For the Sake of Their Baby by Alice Sharpe.
Best wishes to all of our loyal readers for a joyous holiday season!
Enjoy,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor
Harlequin Intrigue
For Natashya WilsonâI canât thank you enough.
Ditto to Roger, Chip, Dan, Barb and Judy Fitzwater, who hung in there when I wasnât sure I could.
And special thanks to Max, Mischief and Possum, the best stress relievers a writer could have.
An avid reader, Dani Sinclair didnât discover romance novels until her mother lent her one when she had come for a visit. Daniâs been hooked on the genre ever since. But she didnât take up writing seriously until her two sons were grown. Since the premiere of Mystery Baby for Harlequin Intrigue in 1996, Dani has kept her computer busy. Her third novel, Better Watch Out, was a RITA>® Award finalist in 1998. Dani lives outside Washington, D.C., a place sheâs found to be a great source of both intrigue and humor!
You can write to her in care of the Harlequin Reader Service.
Dennison HartâWas the Hart family patriarch murdered because he learned what had been done twenty-four years ago?
Amy Hart ThomasâCould a mother not know she gave birth to a child?
Brian and Lois RyderâDid they know the truth all along?
Alexis RyderâWho is she really?
Wyatt CrossleyâA cop with a murder to solve.
Marcus ThomasâWas he blackmailed or the blackmailer for all those years?
Eden Voxx ThomasâIf the truth comes out, sheâll go to jail.
Jacob VoxxâHow far will Edenâs son go to protect his mother?
Mario SilvaâWhat does the ex-con know about the past?
Livia WalshâShe was devoted to the Hart family. Too bad she canât talk anymore.
Kathy WalshâLiviaâs daughter may know the answers if they can find her in time.
Bernie DuquetteâDid Kathyâs boyfriend take one gamble too many?
George and Emily WalkenâWere they more than family friends and neighbors of Heartskeep?
Hayley and Leigh Hart ThomasâThey need to find Alexis first.
Bram Myers/Gavin JarretâThey are committed to protecting the women they love.
Dear Reader,
Heartskeep has been eerily watching, waiting for this day to come. The estate is willing to divulge its secrets to the right personâproviding she can stay alive long enough to find the answers.
Alexis Ryder lives a normal life until the day she comes home from work to learn that nothing about her life is what it seems. Her parents arenât really her parents, and her real family has reason to want her deadâand only part of that reason is a briefcase full of money and instructions to trust no one. Running from faceless killers, Alexis has no choice but to go to the small town of Stony Ridge looking for answers. But all she finds are more questions and an incredibly handsome stranger who mistakes her for someone else. If she can ignore the compelling attraction between them long enough, she just might learn what she needs to know.