Written In The Heart

Written In The Heart
Judith Stacy

SHE COULD READ BETWEEN THE LINES,and Caroline Sommerfield knew at a glance that business mogul Stephen Monterey had written off any prospect of joy for himself. But working for this very private man convinced her that her true talent was a gift for living, one she was more than willing to share…with Stephen!Given the choice, Stephen Monterey would prefer to remain tied to his desk, hard at work, rather than spend his time with frivolous amusements. But that was before Caroline Sommerfield danced her way into his ordered existence, creating her own special chaos and determined to rewrite the story of his life…!

“Are you all right? Did something happen?”

“Nothing’s wrong.” She turned away. Nothing, except that her pulse was racing from what she’d just seen.

“Why are you out here?”

He stopped beside her. She felt the heat from his body and knew he was close.

“I just…”

She glanced back at him, and that one tiny glimpse drew her uncontrollably. His hair was ruffled. Whiskers darkened his chin. He’d closed the center button on his shirt, but that was all. The tail flapped in the breeze. The cuffs were open. Black crinkly hair covered his chest. His broad, bare chest.

“What are you doing out here?” Stephen asked.

Never—ever—in her entire life, in all the countries she’d lived, in all the circumstances she’d found herself, had Caroline once wanted to press her hands against a man’s chest. Until now….

Dear Reader,

This month our exciting medieval series KNIGHTS OF THE BLACK ROSE continues with The Rogue by Ana Seymour, a secret baby story in which rogue knight Nicholas Hendry finds his one true love. Judith Stacy returns with Written in the Heart, the delightful tale of an uptight California businessman who hires a marriage-shy female handwriting analyst to solve some of his company’s capers. In Angel of the Knight, a medieval novel by Diana Hall, a carefree warrior falls deeply in love with his betrothed, and does all he can to free her from a family curse. Talented newcomer Mary Burton brings us A Bride for McCain, about a mining millionaire who enters a marriage of convenience with the town’s schoolteacher.

Whatever your taste in reading, you’ll be sure to find a romantic journey back to the past between the covers of a Harlequin Historicals novel. We hope you’ll join us next month, too!

Sincerely,

Tracy Farrell,

Senior Editor

Written in the Heart

Judith Stacy

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

Available from Harlequin Historicals and JUDITH STACY

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To Judy and Stacy—thanks for always listening

To David—thanks for always being there

Contents

Chapter One (#u11012b66-909a-5f39-a199-e50881f473c5)

Chapter Two (#uaabc6cd9-300f-5b7f-afd6-e0b7411e6d4c)

Chapter Three (#u44a3dff6-6773-5e0a-8ff8-cc37f1c15c24)

Chapter Four (#u9755dace-c0d9-53a8-978c-645b3217ada2)

Chapter Five (#u50d8d52b-af13-5d99-a25a-44f07ec97d63)

Chapter Six (#ue46d5dec-59e0-59b8-b3fe-8fc25fa3c41e)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)