The Case Of The Vainshed Groom

The Case Of The Vainshed Groom
Sheryl Lynn

HER HUSBAND HAD MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED…The morning after her wedding, Dawn Lovell awakened–only to find that the naked man next to her in bed wasn't her husband. Even worse, the sexy best man, Ross Duke, swore he didn't know where her husband was, or who had stolen her belongings or looted her bank accounts….Dawn hardly believed that her new husband had betrayed her, especially when there was evidence of dangerous foul play. But only Ross could help her, and he was suddenly as intent on proving her husband guilty as she was of proving him innocent. Apparently, Ross Duke had decided Dawn deserved another kind of marriage–to him.Honeymoon Hideaway

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Cover Page (#ued17b857-a516-5924-978c-6e3df7d62625)

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Dear Reader (#udd12a6bf-594e-5140-b5ab-3b4de97c5c5b)

Title Page (#u8fbfe179-7bd1-5e3f-aeb5-70004df82105)

Dedication (#ue3c6e725-0fae-5b33-80f8-f617aa51c353)

CAST OF CHARACTERS (#u0e2c0e43-2d85-55d5-8049-3581cac17ff0)

Chapter One (#ud23ac5b5-fdf7-5427-9df2-f3cddb685834)

Chapter Two (#ue621e453-016a-5841-a844-32b5e265e2aa)

Chapter Three (#u25e63bf9-b0be-56eb-872e-2dbb67e7b3c0)

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How had she ended up naked in bed with her husband’s best man?

Dawn felt mortified. Yesterday she’d married Quentin Bayliss. She’d gone to bed with Quentin, explored Quentin’s body and nearly made love to him.

But now sexy Ross Duke was in her bed. He was watching her carefully as if she were a strange, potentially dangerous species of animal. This had to be a nightmare—a reasonable enough explanation considering all the champagne and rich food at her wedding reception. Or was Dawn going insane? Maybe she’d sleepwalked.

And yet the fact remained: If Ross was in her bed, then her husband had vanished.

Dawn’s heart suddenly pounded against her ribs, and she stared at Ross. “What are you doing in my bed?” she demanded in a lethal tone. “And what have you done with my husband?”

Dear Reader,

Imagine you’ve traveled far away, to a place of heady danger and luxurious romance nestled high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The bellhop has left your bags and you’re about to unpack. You’ve finally reached the exciting Elk River Resort, the setting for Sheryl Lynn’s first book in her new duet, HONEYMOON HIDEAWAY, brought to you this month and next.

Sheryl Lynn lives in a pine forest atop a hill in Colorado. When not writing, she amuses herself by embarrassing her two teenagers, walking her dogs in a nearby park and feeding peanuts to the dozens of Steller’s jays, scrub jays, blue jays and squirrels who live in her backyard. Her best ideas come from the newspapers, although she admits that a lot of what she reads is way too weird for fictionl

Harlequin Intrigue invites you to escape with Sheryl Lynn to the HONEYMOON HIDEAWAYI Next month don’t miss The Case of the Bad Luck Fiancél

Regards,

Debra Matteucci

Senior Editor & Editorial Coordinator

Harlequin Books

300 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

The Case of the Vanished Groom

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CAST OF CHARACTERS (#ulink_8863f09b-5a90-5f10-aa6f-632ea7ff6f0e)

Dawn Lovell-Bayliss—She’d been taught to use her head, not her heart, so she married the perfect man. Was he too perfect?

Ross Duke—He was thoroughly inappropriate—a black sheep, playboy, joker and charmer, but he’d do anything for Dawn.

Quentin Bayliss—Had Dawn’s husband been kidnapped, or was he a smooth talker who had suddenly left her?

Connie Haxman—The high-society mover and shaker would do anything to protect her darling Dawn.

Desdemona Hunter—The “Party Patter” columnist was always on the lookout for a juicy scandal.