Where There's Smoke...
Emily Barone could remember nothing about her near-death experience in a Boston fire - except for the rock-hard chest and strong arms of the fireman who pulled her to safety.She and Shane Cummings generated a heat hotter than any blaze. Trapped in a family full of strangers, Emily was drawn to Shane's familiar face…and oh-so-virile body. Theirs was a liaison Shane enjoyed - for as long as it lasted.For while Emily tracked her elusive memory, Shane couldn't help but fear it was the one thing that could take her away from him.
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Mayâs menu
BARONESSA GELATERIA in Bostonâs North End
In addition to our regular flavors of Italian gelato, this month we are featuring:
Espresso laced with Irish Cream
Shane was proud of his heritage as a firefighter in his Irish immigrant family. He approached his work the same way he did his lifeâfearlessly. That is, until he found himself unsettled by the feelings he had for Emily Baroneâ¦.
Angel food cake
Whether Shaneâs kiss was her first, Emily didnât remember. She did know it was the only one that mattered. When he took her in his arms, her virgin heart had never beat so fast, never yearned so muchâ¦.
Cherries flambé, made and lit at your table
Despite their differences, Shane could not douse his desires, nor could Emily deny her burning need to be with him. Their passion threatened to blaze out of controlâhot and dangerousâ¦.
Buon appetito!
Dear Reader,
Let Silhouette Desire rejuvenate your romantic spirit in May with six new passionate, powerful and provocative love stories.
Our compelling yearlong twelve-book series DYNASTIES: THE BARONES continues with Where Thereâs Smoke⦠(#1507) by Barbara McCauley, in which a fireman as courageous as he is gorgeous saves the life and wins the heart of a Barone heiress. Next, a domineering cowboy clashes with a mysterious woman hiding on his ranch, in The Gentrys: Cinco (#1508), the launch title of THE GENTRYS, a new three-book miniseries by Linda Conrad.
A night of passion brings new love to a rancher who lost his family and his leg in a tragic accident in Cherokee Baby (#1509) by reader favorite Sheri WhiteFeather. Sleeping with Beauty (#1510) by Laura Wright features a sheltered princess who slips past the defenses of a love-shy U.S. Marshal. A dynamic Texan inspires a sperm-bank-bound thirtysomething stranger to try conceiving the old-fashioned way in The Cowboyâs Baby Bargain (#1511) by Emilie Rose, the latest title in Desireâs BABY BANK theme promotion. And in Her Convenient Millionaire (#1512) by Gail Dayton, a pretend marriage between a Palm Beach socialite and her millionaire beau turns into real passion.
Why miss even one of these brand-new, red-hot love stories? Get all six and share in the excitement from Silhouette Desire this month.
Enjoy!
Melissa Jeglinski
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
Where Thereâs Smokeâ¦
Barbara McCauley
BARBARA MCCAULEY,
who has written more than twenty novels for Silhouette Books, lives in Southern California with her own handsome hero husband, Frank, who makes it easy to believe in and write about the magic of romance. Barbaraâs stories have won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA>® Award from the Romance Writers of America, Best Desire of the Year from Romantic Times and Best Short Contemporary from the National Readerâs Choice Awards.
Meet the Barones of Bostonâ
an elite clan caught in a web of danger, deceitâ¦and desire!
Shane CummingsâHe has no attachments, no commitments. Even his sailboat home isnât grounded. This firefighterâs a loner who lives life for todayâand he wants to keep it that wayâ¦.
Emily BaroneâShe personifies stability. Warm and secure in her big, loving family, sheâs got the powerful Barones behind her. Emily wants permanenceâat least she would if she could remember who she wasâ¦.
Derrick BaroneâHe looks out for Emily, as older brothers do. But does he have only her best interests at heart?
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
One
Emily Barone stood in the small back office of Baronessa Gelati and watched the single white piece of paper slowly roll into the copy machine tray, then lie flatly on top of the three other copies sheâd already made. Light flickered on the dimly lit walls; the machine shuddered, then clicked to a stop.
Itâs not true, she told herself for the hundredth time. It canât be.
But Emily knew in her heart that the evidence sheâd found against Derrick was true. There was no other explanation, nothing that could absolve, or forgive, what her brother had already done.
Or what he still planned to do.
Her hand shook as she reached for the incriminating piece of paper that proved Derrickâs crime: he intended to sell secret recipes from the family gelato business to a rival company.
Heâd been careful not to raise suspicion, Emily knew. Even as Derrickâs secretary, Emily might not have ever noticed anything amiss if earlier today she hadnât accidentally overheard a few whispered words of a phone call on his private line, words that had made her uneasy. When heâd left his office a few minutes later, sheâd gone in and pushed redial, only to hear a receptionist for Snowcream, Inc., Baronessa Gelatiâs biggest competitor, answer the phone.
Sheâd had to wait until the plant had closed this evening and everyone left before she could search for evidence to confirm Derrickâs betrayal. It had taken her nearly an hour to jimmy the lock on his desk, another fifteen minutes to find the file containing detailed notes from his conversation with Grant Summers, CEO of Snowcream. The file also contained dates and times Derrick had met with Summers, listed the amount of money to be exchanged for the information and the Swiss bank account the money would be transferred into.
