Howling In The Darkness

Howling In The Darkness
B.J. Daniels

GUARDIAN OF THE NIGHTDanger! Undercover agent Jonah Ries couldn't explain to the stunning woman who'd mistaken him for her blind date exactly how he knew someone was trying to harm her. But evil stalked Moriah's Landing, and Katherine Ridgemont was its target. When she learned of Jonah's deep secret, Kat might not give him the time of day. Only that wouldn't stop Jonah from watching over the vulnerable beauty after dark.As the anniversary of Kat's mother's mysterious death approached, the instinct to protect became a fire in Jonah's blood. A fire matched by his determination to save the woman he loved from the unknown forces that haunted the night….

“You never did say what you were doing out here this late at night,”

Jonah said.

“I couldn’t sleep,” Kat lied. “What are you doing here?”

“I couldn’t sleep either.” He kept looking at her with that same I-can-lie-as-well-as-you-can expression on his handsome face.

She turned, planning to take off, but he moved too fast.

One hand came to rest at the small of her back as his lips unerringly found hers.

She would have fought both him and the kiss, but he had taken her by surprise and left her reeling when it ended abruptly.

“I hate having regrets,” he said matter-of-factly, then turned and left her on the deserted dock without another word, leaving her to stare after him, the taste and feel of him still on her lips.

It seemed he had no qualms about leaving her with one big regret—that she wouldn’t be kissing him again.

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

Howling in the Darkness

B.J. Daniels

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

Special thanks and acknowledgment

are given to B.J. Daniels for her contribution

to the MORIAH’S LANDING series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A former award-winning journalist, B.J. Daniels is the author of thirty-seven short stories and fourteen novels. Most of her books are set in Montana, where she lives with her husband, Parker; two springer spaniels, Zoey and Scout; and a temperamental tomcat named Jeff. Her first novel, Odd Man Out, was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for best first book and best Harlequin Intrigue. B.J. is a member of Bozeman Writers Group and Romance Writers of America. When not writing, she enjoys reading, camping and fishing, and snowboarding. Write to her at: P.O. Box 183, Bozeman MT 59771.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Jonah Ries—The FBI agent has more to fear in Moriah’s Landing than even he knows.

Kat Ridgemont—The private investigator has a deadly secret admirer after her.

Arabella Leigh—Is she as crazy as everyone thinks she is when she warns Kat of danger and death?

McFarland Leary—His ghost is due to rise again.

Cassandra Quintana—What does the fortune-teller see in the cards that she isn’t telling?

Ernie McDougal—Is the shy Bait & Tackle shop owner into more than fish and lures?

Emily Ridgemont—The seventeen-year-old has a secret of her own.

Brody Ries—The owner of the Wharf Rat bar will do anything for money.

Tommy Cavendish—The fifteen-year-old doesn’t know what he is getting into.

Deke Turner—The former FBI agent comes to Moriah’s Landing with only one thing on his mind: revenge.

Marley Glasgow—He hates women. But enough to kill?

Max Weathers—The FBI agent disappeared after being sent to Moriah’s Landing to investigate an anonymous tip.

Dr. Leland Manning—How far will the scientist go in his quest to discover the secret in witches’ descendants’ genes?

Leslie Ridgemont—She might be dead, but in Moriah’s Landing that doesn’t mean she is gone for good.

This one is for Jeff Robinson, a great writer,

a great friend. Not only has he always supported

my career—but he keeps my husband, Parker,

busy playing basketball so I can write. Thanks, Jeff!

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