Novemberâs menu
BARONESSA GELATERIA in Bostonâs North End
In addition to our regular flavors of gelato, this month we are featuring:
Tall, cool drink of tart lemonadeWith her incredible legs and honey-blond hair, Claudia Barone bowled Ethan over at first sight. But the strong, sassy society dame was not about to make him forget who was in charge of this investigation. Heâd match her clue for clue, kiss for kissâ¦
USDA Grade-A prime beefsteakEthan Mallory was as different from Claudia as any person on the planet. But the rough-and-tumble private eye got to her like no man ever had. Beneath his gruff exterior was a real diamond in the rough.
Decadent chocolate bombeNo longer able to resist him, Claudia gave herself over to Ethanâs kisses, to his touch. Being with him was differentâexplosive, dizzying, mind-blowing. Sheâd revel in itâfor as long as it lasted. After all, none of her other relationships had had any duration. But, then again, Ethan wasnât like any other manâ¦.
Buon appetito!
Dear Reader,
Thank you for choosing Silhouette Desireâwhere passion is guaranteed in every read. Things sure are heating up with our continuing series DYNASTIES: THE BARONES. Eileen Wilksâs With Private Eyes is a powerful romance that helps set the stage for the daring conclusion next month. And if itâs more continuing stories that you wantâwe have them. TEXAS CATTLEMANâS CLUB: THE STOLEN BABY launches this month with Sara Orwigâs Entangled with a Texan.
The wonderful Peggy Moreland is on hand to dish up her share of Texas humor and heat with Baby, Youâre Mine, the next installment of her TANNERS OF TEXAS series. Be sure to catch Peggyâs Silhouette Single Title, Tannerâs Millions, on sale January 2004. Award-winning author Jennifer Greene marks her much-anticipated return to Silhouette Desire with Wild in the Field, the first book in her series THE SCENT OF LAVENDER.
Also for your enjoyment this month, we offer Katherine Garberaâs second book in the KING OF HEARTS series. Cinderellaâs Christmas Affair is a fabulous âit could happen to youâ plot guaranteed to leave her fans extremely satisfied. And rounding out our selection of delectable stories is Awakening Beauty by Amy J. Fetzer, a steamy, sensational tale.
More passion to you!
Melissa Jeglinski
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
This oneâs for Karen,
whoâs always willing to listen.
is a fifth-generation Texan. Her great-great-grandmother came to Texas in a covered wagon shortly after the end of the Civil Warâexcuse us, the War Between the States. But sheâs not a full-blooded Texan. Right after another war, her Texan father fell for a Yankee woman. This obviously mismatched pair proceeded to travel to nine cities in three countries in the first twenty years of their marriage, raising two kids and innumerable dogs and cats along the way. For the next twenty years they stayed put, back home in Texas againâand still together.
Eileen figures her professional career matches her nomadic upbringing, since sheâs tried everything from drafting to a brief stint as a ranch handâraising two children and any number of cats and dogs along the way. Not until she started writing did she âstay put,â because thatâs when she knew sheâd come home. Readers can write to her at P.O. Box 4612, Midland, TX 79704-4612.
Meet the Barones of Bostonâan elite clan caught in a web of danger, deceitâ¦and desire!
Whoâs Who in
WITH PRIVATE EYES
Claudia BaroneâSheâs always fixing her familyâs problems, but her own love life is a mess. Her former beaux never lasted longer than four months; they were too intimidated by her stubbornness and her strengthâ¦.
Ethan MalloryâDespite hailing from the wrong side of the tracks, heâs always been attracted to tall, cool blondesâall of whom have been Ms. Wrong. This time he tells himself heâll stay away from Ms. Barone, no matter how much it kills himâ¦.
Derrick BaroneâHe, more than anyone, knows you canât fight who you really are.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Uncle Miles had always told him his sense of humor would get him hanged one of these days, Ethan reflected. Maybe today was the day.
âIâd like to start as soon as possible.â The blonde sitting on the other side of his desk gave him a bright smile. âThis is going to make a terrific article.â
Maybe it was his curiosity that would get him in trouble this time. As much as it tickled his sense of the absurd for Claudia Barone to present herself in his office posing as a reporter, he wouldnât have let her run through her spiel if he hadnât wanted to know what she was up to. âI havenât agreed yet,â he pointed out.
âOh, well.â She said that tolerantly and crossed her legs, sliding one long, silky thigh over the other. âHow can I persuade you?â