Temple's Prize

Temple's Prize
Linda Castle

There Was More At Stake Here Than MoneyTemple Parish knew it the minute Constance Cadwallender set foot in Montana. If he were saddled with "little Connie," how could he concentrate on winning the scientific prize that would make his reputation? Particularly since Connie wasn't little anymore… and was determined to beat him at his own game!Temple Parish was a modern-day pirate who'd stoop to anything to get what he wanted - even her, Constance feared. But now that she'd challenged him to unearth a great discovery, how come all she could think about was burying herself in his arms?

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Cover Page (#ubdf54a63-22d2-58a7-8802-308dee2f0815)

Excerpt (#ufe6078ee-5f7c-5a23-942a-73858a0ad6e6)

Dear Reader (#u0e492635-8c2a-5467-86c3-669122afa0ac)

Title Page (#udb64f339-820f-5bfb-8f2f-b672fca01546)

About the Author (#ue8a83e25-a411-568e-94d9-a59a96c86862)

Dedication (#u7630b096-7eb3-504f-9e03-95ffe3cbc893)

Chapter One (#uf21c678a-32c3-5859-bd92-a1c315a04b4c)

Chapter Two (#u0b630677-20e4-5c78-96f0-5cc19f461246)

Chapter Three (#udb63fe6e-b738-5646-9976-56c0e503c5fc)

Chapter Four (#uc7fb1533-df2c-5a68-ba72-928277af22c5)

Chapter Five (#u584a4c6a-c506-5ea8-a305-e6ddcc7e9c7f)

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“Connie, to me you are still a little girl in braids—and you always will be.”

Her cheeks flamed with inner heat. The only sound was the warbling of a meadowlark. Constance found her fingers curling around the carving secreted deep within her pocket. The unfamiliar knot began to grow in her abdomen again.

“Well, I am not a little girl any longer, Temple,” she said softly.

Temple chuckled and looked away. He took a bite of cornbread and chewed in silence, but Constance could see he was well pleased with himself.

The knot in her middle twisted and churned. She reached up and pulled the netting down over her face, grateful for the opportunity to avoid being seen, and made herself a promise.

Before this expedition came to an end, she was going to make Temple Parish acknowledge the fact that she was not a child…!

Dear Reader,

Linda’s Castle’s new book, Temple’s Prize, features a hotshot young paleontologist who discovers that his challenge to his former professor and current rival will be taken up by his daughter instead. A battle of hearts and wills ensues as the two fight their mutual attraction and struggle to keep their eyes on the prize rather than each other. Don’t miss this wonderful tale.

His Secret Duchess is a heart-wrenching new Regency tale from Gayle Wilson about a nobleman presumed dead who returns home after seven years of war to discover his “secret wife” on trial for murder, and a son whom he must rescue from a vengeful merchant. And popular author Suzanne Barclay returns to her bestselling series, THE SOMMERVILLE BROTHERS, with her newest medieval novel, Knight’s Rebellion, the stirring tale of the leader of a band of outlaws who finds himself unable to resist the mysterious woman whom he has rescued.

And when a homeless schoolteacher is taken in by the wealthy uncle of one of her students, falling in love is the last thing on their minds, in Pat Tracy’s new Western, Cade’s Justice, the first book in her terrific series set in Denver, Colorado, called THE GUARDSMEN. Another great read from an author who always delivers a fast-paced and sexy story.

Whatever your tastes in reading, we hope you enjoy all four books this month.

Sincerely.

Tracy Farrell

Senior Editor

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