Sullivan's Last Stand

Harper Allen

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THE FIRST TIME HAD BEEN HARD…Bailey Flowers should have known a man who'd been to hell and back would break her heart. But now ex-mercenary Terrence Sullivan was the only man who could help her locate her missing sibling–before the police framed her sister for murder!THE SECOND TIME WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLEThese former lovers thought they could set aside personal feelings to solve an increasingly bizarre–and deadly– investigation. But when their simmering passion exploded in an all-consuming desire,Bailey knew this tortured mercenary needed her help. Because the only key to Sullivan's salvation lay in her ever-loving arms–

He’d done his best to protect her from himself

And all right—maybe his best was one hell of a poor effort, but he’d tried, dammit. He’d never said he was a saint. That was why he’d stayed away from her since the last time—because he knew his limitations when it came to Bailey Flowers.

But then she’d come back into his life. And now she was asking him to destroy the last scrap of feeling she might have for him.

“You shouldn’t have come back, Bailey.” He kept his voice even, but he could feel a muscle twitching at the side of his jaw. “I told you how it would turn out.”

Her eyes widened. “In bed together, or at each other’s throats,” she said flatly. “And I told you that the second scenario was the more likely one. It seems I was right.”

Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,

What’s bigger than Texas…? Montana! This month, Harlequin Intrigue takes you deep undercover to the offices of MONTANA CONFIDENTIAL. You loved the series when it first premiered in the Lone Star State, so we’ve created a brand-new set of sexy cowboy agents for you farther north in Big Sky country. Patricia Rosemoor gets things started in Someone To Protect Her. Three more installments follow—and I can assure you, you won’t want to miss one!

Amanda Stevens concludes her dramatic EDEN’S CHILDREN miniseries with The Forgiven. All comes full circle in this redemptive story that reunites mother and child.

What would you do if your “wife” came back from the dead? Look for In His Wife’s Name for the answer. In a very compelling scenario, Joyce Sullivan explores the consequences of a hidden identity and a desperate search for the truth.

Rounding out the month is the companion story to Harper Allen’s miniseries THE AVENGERS. Sullivan’s Last Stand, like its counterpart Guarding Jane Doe, is a deeply emotional story about a soldier of fortune and his dedication to duty. Be sure to pick up both titles by this exceptional new author.

Cowboys, cops—action, drama…it’s just another month of terrific romantic suspense from Harlequin Intrigue.

Happy reading!

Sincerely,

Denise O’Sullivan

Associate Senior Editor

Harlequin Intrigue

P.S. Be sure to watch for the next title in Rebecca York’s 43 LIGHT STREET trilogy, MINE TO KEEP, available in October.

Sullivan’s Last Stand

Harper Allen

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Harper Allen lives in the country in the middle of a hundred acres of maple trees with her husband, Wayne, six cats, four dogs—and a very nervous cockatiel at the bottom of the food chain. For excitement she and Wayne drive to the nearest village and buy jumbo bags of pet food. She believes in love at first sight because it happened to her.

Books by Harper Allen

HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE

468—THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY

547—TWICE TEMPTED

599—WOMAN MOST WANTED

628—GUARDING JANE DOE* (#litres_trial_promo)

632—SULLIVAN’S LAST STAND* (#litres_trial_promo)

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Bailey Flowers—A year ago Sullivan broke her heart. Now she’s back in his life again…with a score to settle and a sister to find.

Terrence Patrick Sullivan—The tough ex-mercenary can’t undo the mistakes of his past. But he’s determined not to repeat them—and Bailey was his biggest mistake.

Angelica Plowright—Bailey’s beautiful bl