Never Let You Go

Judy Christenberry

Литагент HarperCollins EUR

JED KNEW MEN AND HORSES. AND HE UNDERSTOOD A LITTLE ABOUT WOMEN.But born illegitimate, a lifelong loner, what the cowboy didn't understand–would probably never understand–was families.Which meant that the attraction he felt for rich, pretty rancher Beth Kennedy was just that. Attraction. Nothing more. There was no future in it–no house with flowers, no cradles filled with sweet-smelling babies.So Jed vowed he'd train Beth to be the best rodeo rider she could be. Then he'd move on down the road.Alone.Unless he'd just found a place to call home….

“You could take me to the dance.”

Jed frowned ferociously, as if her words were a surprise. “I don’t mix business and pleasure.”

Beth wanted to ask him which he considered her to be, but she didn’t. She wouldn’t like the answer. “Since we both know you’d only be doing it to protect my reputation, I don’t think it would hurt.” No need to mention she’d faced these kinds of situations before without a date.

He rubbed the back of his neck, then looked at her again. “I suppose I could, as long as you understand there’s nothing personal.”

There was something personal, all right, Beth thought. Jed just didn’t know it. Yet.

An unexpected inheritance changed their lives…

but would love be their ultimate reward?

NEVER LET YOU GO

(Silhouette Romance #1453)

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(Silhouette Romance #1457)

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(Silhouette Romance #1463)

Dear Reader,

From the enchantment of first loves to the wonder of second chances, Silhouette Romance demonstrates the power of genuine emotion. This month we continue our yearlong twentieth anniversary celebration with another stellar lineup, including the return of beloved author Dixie Browning with Cinderella’s Midnight Kiss.

Next, Raye Morgan delivers a charming marriage-of-convenience story about a secretary who is Promoted—To Wife! And Silhouette Romance begins a new theme-based promotion, AN OLDER MAN, which highlights stories featuring sophisticated older men who meet their matches in younger, inexperienced women. Our premiere title is Professor and the Nanny by reader favorite Phyllis Halldorson.

Bestselling author Judy Christenberry unveils her new miniseries, THE CIRCLE K SISTERS, in Never Let You Go. When a millionaire businessman wins an executive assistant at an auction, he discovers that he wants her to be Contractually His… forever. Don’t miss this conclusion of Myrna Mackenzie’s THE WEDDING AUCTION series. And in Karen Rose Smith’s Just the Husband She Chose, a powerful attorney is reunited in a marriage meant to satisfy a will.

In coming months, look for new miniseries by some of your favorite authors. It’s an exciting year for Silhouette Books, and we invite you to join the celebration!

Happy reading!

Mary-Theresa Hussey

Senior Editor

Never Let You Go

Judy Christenberry

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JUDY CHRISTENBERRY

has been writing romances for fifteen years because she loves happy endings as much as her readers do. She’s a bestselling writer for Harlequin American Romance, but she has a long love of traditional romances and is delighted to tell a story that brings those elements to the reader. Judy quit teaching French recently and devotes her time to writing. She hopes readers have as much fun reading her stories as she does writing them. She spends her spare time reading, watching her favorite sports teams and keeping track of her two daughters. Judy’s a native Texan, but has been temporarily transplanted to Arizona.

Contents

Chapter One (#u9691608b-c727-56f2-9e8c-024c1a21242d)

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