Reckless

Reckless
Beth Henderson

Winona Abbot hadn't a clue as to who was stealing jewelry from all her rich friends.But at the rate she was going, she'd never find the thief, not with the continued distraction of the enigmatic Garrett Blackhawk, a man whose only goal appeared to be to steal her heart! Baron Garrett Blackhawk had known few women with the spark and daring of Winona Abbot.And her attempts to ignore the heat that flared between them only strengthened his desire to uncover her secrets and make the icy beauty his own.

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Cover Page (#ua860a8ca-4bd6-5097-a266-956f65513e71)

Excerpt (#u7e8d21e3-9dbd-53fb-973c-991576f82936)

Dear Reader (#u52a68f82-596d-5a14-912f-0d6a7ccac043)

Title Page (#ufee6915f-bb7a-59ca-9bb6-ac0afa40efe3)

About the Author (#uacbeabb2-9bbc-5f72-9b1b-afa3c801bce7)

Dedication (#ua5f92c6c-9a04-56eb-a06f-b00e2edc5096)

Prologue (#u957c15d0-db0f-58eb-83ad-1d974be9b7f2)

Chapter One (#udd0c8a09-b973-548c-9302-cdcf7f58431d)

Chapter Two (#uc238a8e2-7526-5ee5-a4e4-c9ee6a129034)

Chapter Three (#u4dc38c43-dc47-5b74-b65c-051c96786870)

Chapter Four (#ub6e21572-0b64-5368-a812-703e4a75f741)

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Wyn regained her senses first

“We can’t do this. Must forget it ever happened,” she insisted, her breathing still labored.

“Forget it? The bloody hell I can forget it.” Garrett took one long stride and reached for her.

Wyn slipped away. “We have to,” she said. “Have to make sure it never happens again.”

“Wyn!”

She evaded him, taking running steps back into the glow of lantern light. She turned as she pulled open the hatch, looking back at him over her shoulder, sorrow and regret clear in her eyes. “It can’t,” she said. “It can’t.”

Before he could stop her or ask for an explanation, Wyn was gone, slipping through the hatch, headed back to the safety of the stateroom she shared with her widowed friend, leaving him alone with the increasing whine of the wind and the echo of longing he’d heard in her voice….

Dear Reader,

This month, we are very pleased to be able to introduce Silhouette Yours Truly and Special Edition author Beth Henderson to our readers with her first historical for Harlequin, Reckless, the story of a young woman, accused of being a jewel thief, who is rescued by a mysterious baron intent on clearing her name. The Literary Times calls Beth Henderson’s writing “fresh and creative,” and we hope you’ll agree.

Rae Muir, whose first book, The Pearl Stallion, made Affaire de Coeur’s Top Ten List for 1996, is back with All But the Queen of Hearts, a lively Western set in Nevada Territory with an unsinkable heroine whose determination and skill in the kitchen finally win the heart of her reluctant hero. Also keep an eye out for Laurie Grant’s new Western, Lawman, the fast-paced sequel to her 1996 release. Devil’s Dare, about a lonely lawman who rediscovers love in the arms of his childhood sweetheart.

And for those of you who enjoy the Regency era, Taylor Ryan’s The Essential Wife is the delightful story of a dashing nobleman who suddenly finds himself in love with the penniless heiress whom he has arranged to marry out of pity.

We hope you’ll look for all four of these wonderful books, wherever Harlequin Historicals are sold.

Sincerely,

Tracy Farren

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