Remembering Red Thunder

Remembering Red Thunder
Sylvie Kurtz

MARRIED TO A STRANGEROne steamy afternoon when the setting sun bled the raging Red Thunder River red, Texas sheriff Chance Conover forgot who he was. A trauma from fifteen years ago resurfaced in his mind, creating muddy images of murder that stirred whirlpools of horror. Worst of all, Chance couldn't remember the beautiful woman who claimed to be his wife–Taryn Conover. Traveling back up the river to confront his past and the danger that surely awaited him was the only way this lawman knew to protect the woman who loved him–and his unborn child. But would Taryn's kisses help him remember the life he'd lost in time to save the one he'd found?

“It’s late. Past midnight. Why don’t you come to bed?” Taryn said. Let me take care of you.

Chance didn’t say anything, but kept staring out the window at the river. Red Thunder looked innocent enough tonight. Romantic even, with the moonlight dancing on its surface.

“The river has stolen a lot from you, hasn’t it? Twice now, it’s taken your memory.”

He started to turn from her, but she hung on to him. “I won’t let it take anything more from you.”

Tentatively she pressed a kiss against his neck, felt the answering leap of his pulse against her lips.

Chance growled, “No.” But there was no strength to his denial.

She could reach him on this primal level. She knew she could. “Let me love you, Chance.”

“No,” he said, then leaned forward and kissed her….

Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,

Harlequin Intrigue has four new stories to blast you out of the winter doldrums. Look what we’ve got heating up for you this month.

Sylvie Kurtz brings you the first in her two-book miniseries FLESH AND BLOOD. Fifteen years ago, a burst of anger by the banks of the raging Red Thunder River changed the lives of two brothers forever. In Remembering Red Thunder, Sheriff Chance Conover struggles to regain the memory of his life, his wife and their unborn baby before a man out for revenge silences him permanently.

You can also look for the second book in the four-book continuity series MORIAH’S LANDING—Howling in the Darkness by B.J. Daniels. Jonah Ries has always sensed something was wrong in Moriah’s Landing, but when he accidentally crashes Kat Ridgemont’s online blind date, he realizes the tough yet fragile beauty has more to fear than even the town’s superstitions.

In Operation: Reunited by Linda O. Johnston, Alexa Kenner is on the verge of marriage when she meets John O’Rourke, a man who eerily resembles her dead lover, Cole Rappaport, who died in a terrible explosion. Could they be one and the same?

And finally this month, one by one government witnesses who put away a mob associate have been killed, with only Tara Ford remaining. U.S. Deputy Marshal Brad Harrison vows to protect Tara by placing her In His Safekeeping—by Shawna Delacorte.

We hope you enjoy these books, and remember to come back next month for more selections from MORIAH’S LANDING and FLESH AND BLOOD!

Sincerely,

Denise O’Sullivan

Associate Senior Editor

Harlequin Intrigue

Remembering Red Thunder

Sylvie Kurtz

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

For Chuck—For your enduring love

A Special Thanks to:

Sandy Emerson for answering my bail questions.

Jerry Fletcher—Chris’s Class A mechanic dad—

for scenario #2. It fit the bill perfectly!

Any errors in procedure are the author’s.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Flying an eight-hour solo cross-country in a Piper Arrow with only the airplane’s crackling radio and a large bag of M&M’s for company, Sylvie Kurtz realized a pilot’s life wasn’t for her. The stories zooming in and out of her mind proved more entertaining than the flight itself. Not a quitter, she finished her pilot’s course and earned her commercial license and instrument rating.

Since then, she has traded in her wings for a computer keyboard, where she lets her imagination soar to create fictional adventures that explore the power of love and the thrill of suspense. When not writing, she enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two children, in addition to quilt making, photography and reading whatever catches her interest.

You can write to Sylvie at P.O. Box 702, Milford, NH 03055. And visit her Web site at www.sylviekurtz.com.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Chance Conover—His memory is wiped clean of everything except a nightmare.

Taryn Conover—Her husband is turning into a stranger before her eyes.

Angus Conover—Does Chance’s adoptive father know more than he’s willing to say?

Nola Barnes—Taryn’s grandmother is dead set against her granddaughter chasing after any man, even her husband.

Tad Pruitt—The deputy wants to discover if Chance is fit to serve.

Dr. Benton—Does the staff psychiatrist have reasons of his own to want Chance to stay put?

Carter Paxton—He’s the law in Ashbrook. Revenge has been eating at him for fifteen years.

Ellen Paxton—Is the shell of a woman in the nursing home the girl in Chance’s nightmare?

Garth Ramsey—The boy from the wrong side of the tracks has done well for himself. How far will he go to protect his own interests?

Joely Brahms—The town librarian has answers, but fear keeps her quiet.

Doug Talberg—The retired high school principal would just as soon not remember the past.

TARYN’S BUTTERMILK ANGEL BISCUITS

2 cups unbleached white flour

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp baking powder