Never Coming Home (40 page)

‘Honeymoon.’ Devlin pulled her up off her feet again. ‘Is that a yes?’

‘It’s definitely a yes.’ She held him off from kissing her again, eyes sober. ‘You were about to disappear. If you need
 
… if Jamie and I need to make a new life with you, somewhere else, then that’s okay.’

‘I
 
…’ He stopped, thought. ‘We should talk about that – but no, we don’t have to go underground. I
will
have a new life. A wife and a family. Who’d have thought?’ The wonder in his face tugged at her heart. ‘Family.’ He looked like he was tasting the word.

‘I want six kids, you know,’ she said casually. ‘Jamie would love a little brother or a sister.’

This time he gulped. ‘Uh – straight away?’

He was stepping up to the plate, even though his face had gone white.

She hid her delight, smothering the grin that wanted to burst out.

‘We can negotiate. Let’s see how you do with the family stuff first.’ She narrowed her eyes. ‘There are a few other questions and conditions.’

‘Of course.’ He’d straightened up, shoulders back.

‘For a start, do I have to have the scary woman you used to work for, to give you away?’

Devlin shook his head. A grin was starting to form. ‘Only if you want to.’

‘Good.’ She ticked off on her fingers. His eyes were gleaming now. ‘Will this agreement involve a lot of crazy hot sex? Because if not, the deal is off.’

He sucked his teeth. ‘I think I can manage that.’

‘Good.’ She nodded. ‘Then this one is the clincher. I want everyone to know I belong to you. I want a rock. The hugest, most obscene diamond ring you can find.’

‘No problem.’ Devlin pulled her tight into his arms. ‘It just so happens that I have these shares, in a diamond mine
 
–
 
’

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About the Author

Evonne Wareham

Evonne
was born in South Wales and spent her childhood there. After university she migrated to London, where she worked in local government, scribbled novels in her spare time and went to the theatre a lot. Now she’s back in Wales, writing and studying history and living by the sea. Her membership of the Romantic Novelists’ Association lets her enjoy the company of other authors and gives her an excuse to sneak back to London from time to time for essential stuff, like attending parties. She still loves the
 
theatre, likes staying in hotels and enjoys walking on the beach, where she daydreams about her characters. She hopes that all those things come through in her books – drama, glamorous locations, engaging heroines and dangerous heroes.

This is Evonne’s debut novel. Her second novel,
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
, will be published in
March
2013.

For more information visit
www.evonnewareham.com
and Evonne’s blog at
www.evonneonwednesday.blogspot.com

Out of Sight Out of Mind

Everyone has secrets. Some are stranger than others.

Madison Albi is a scientist with a very special talent – for reading minds. When she stumbles across a homeless man with whom she feels an inexplicable connection, she can’t resist the dangerous i
m
pulse to use her skills to help him.

J is a non-person – a vagrant who can’t even remember his own name. He’s got no hope, until he meets Madison. Is she the one woman who can restore his past?

Madison agrees to help J recover his memory, but as she delves deeper into his mind, it soon becomes clear that some secrets are be
t
ter off staying hidden.

Is J really the man Madison believes him to be?

The Silver Locket

Margaret James

Winner of Catanetworks Reviewers’ Choice Award for Single Titles 2010

If life is cheap, how much is love worth?

It’s 1914 and young Rose Courtenay has a decision to make. Please her wealthy parents by marrying the man of their choice – or play her part in the war effort?

The chance to escape proves irresistible and Rose becomes a nurse. Working in France, she meets Lieutenant
 
Alex
 
Denham, a dark figure from her past. He’s
 
the last man in the world she’d get involved with – especially now he’s married.

But in wartime nothing is as it seems. Alex’s marriage is a sham and Rose is the only woman he’s ever wanted. As he recovers from his wounds, he sets out to win her trust. His
 
gift of a silver locket is a far cry from the luxuries she’s
 
left behind.

What value will she put on his love?

First novel in the trilogy, followed by
The Golden Chain
(May 2011) and
The Penny Bangle
(May 2012)

Find out more and purchase in the kindle store
:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Silver-Locket-Choc-ebook/dp/B004D4ZYTQ

The Importance of being Emma

Juliet Archer

Darcy & Friends Series

Winner of The Big Red Reads Fiction Award 2011 and short listed for the 2009
 
Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance.

Mark Knightley – handsome, clever, rich – is used to women falling at his feet. Except Emma Woodhouse, who’s like part of the family – and the furniture. When their relationship changes dramatically, is it an ending or a new beginning?
Emma’s grown into a stunningly attractive young woman, full of ideas for modernising her family business.
Then Mark gets involved and the sparks begin to fly. It’s just like the old days, except that now he’s seeing her through totally new
 
eyes.

While Mark struggles to keep his feelings in check, Emma remains immune to the Knightley charm. She’s never forgotten that embarrassing moment when he discovered her teenage crush on him. He’s still pouring scorn on all her projects, especially her beautifully orchestrated campaign to find Mr Right for her ditzy PA. And finally, when the mysterious Flynn Churchill – the man of her dreams – turns up, how could she have eyes for anyone else?

Find out more and purchase in the kindle store
:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Importance-Being-Emma-ebook/dp/B003ZSHNWW

Love & Freedom

Sue Moorcroft

Short-listed for the Festival of Romance Award for Best R
o
mantic Read 2011.

New start, new love.

That’s what Honor Sontag needs after her life falls apart, lea
v
ing her reputation in tatters and her head all over the place. So she flees her native America and heads for Brighton, England.

Honor’s hoping for a much-deserved break and the chance to find the mother who abandoned her as a baby. What she gets is an entangl
e
ment with a myst
e
rious male  whose family seems to have a finger in every pot in town.
Martyn Mayfair has sworn off women with strings attached, but is irresistibly drawn to Honor, the American who keeps popping up in his life. All he wants is an uncomplicated relationship built on ho
n
esty, but Honor’s past threatens to undermine everything.  When s
e
crets about her mother start to spill out ...

Honor has to make an agonising choice. Will she live up to her dut
i
ful name and please others? Or will she
 
choose fre
e
dom?

Find out more and purchase in the kindle store:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Freedom-ebook/dp/B00564A0RS

Turning the Tide

Christine Stovell

All’s fair in love and war?
Depends on who’s making the rules.

Harry Watling has spent the past five years keeping her
 
father’s boat yard afloat, despite its dying clientele. Now
 
all she wants to do is enjoy the peace and quiet of her
 
sleepy backwater.

So when property developer Matthew Corrigan
wants to
 
turn the boat yard into an upmarket housing complex for his exotic new restaurant, it’s like declaring war.

And the odds seem to be stacked in Matthew’s favour. He’s got the colourful locals on board, his hard-to-please girlfriend is warming to the idea and he has the means to force Harry’s hand.

Meanwhile, Harry has to fight not just his plans but also her feelings for the man himself.

Then a family secret from the past creates heartbreak for
 
Harry, and neither of them is prepared for what
 
happens
 
next …