Bound by Honor: Mercenary's Woman

Bound by Honor: Mercenary's Woman
Diana Palmer

MERCENARY'S WOMAN "Retired" soldier of fortune Ebenezer Scott was a bad boy to the core. Schoolteacher Sally Johnson was the fresh scrubbed beauty from across the street. When Sally's life was put in danger, Ebenezer fought to protect her. But this sweet-natured beauty yearned for so much more. She dreamed of a lifetime of love in Ebenezer Scott's big, strong arms. Could she slip through his ironclad defenses and become this beloved mercenary's bride?THE WINTER SOLDIER Everyone in Jacobsville, Texas, steered clear of taciturn Cy Parks. Except spirited Lisa Monroe. To shield the lovely Lisa from a revenge-seeking desperado, the winter soldier claimed her as his bride. Clearly, Cy was getting possessive of this alluring woman who needed the type of safeguarding only he could provide. But who would protect the beguiling bride from him?

Rave reviews for

DIANA PALMER

“Nobody does it better.”

—Award-winning author Linda Howard

“Palmer knows how to make the sparks fly…. Heartwarming.”

—Publishers Weekly on Renegade

“A compelling tale…[that packs] an emotional wallop.”

—Booklist on Renegade

“Sensual and suspenseful….”

—Booklist on Lawless

“Diana Palmer is a mesmerizing storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be.”

—Affaire de Coeur

“Nobody tops Diana Palmer when it comes to delivering pure, undiluted romance. I love her stories.”

—New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz

“The dialogue is charming, the characters likable and the sex sizzling….”

—Publishers Weekly on Once in Paris

“Diana Palmer does a masterful job of stirring the reader’s emotions.”

—Lezlie Patterson, Eagle (Reading, PA), on Lawless

DIana PAlmer

Bound by Honor

CONTENTS

MERCENARY’S WOMAN

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

THE WINTER SOLDIER

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

MERCENARY’S WOMAN

CHAPTER ONE