The Viscount and The Virgin

Valerie Parv

SHE WAS A VIRGINKirsten Bond was a mother by virtue of adopting her late sister's child. No one knew Jeffrey wasn't really hers and she vowed never to reveal that his father was actually Rowe Sevrin, Viscount Aragon. But then she was assigned to work with the handsome viscount and she found herself falling for the enemy….AND A MOTHERRowe was puzzled by the flame-haired beauty's mixture of innocence and passion. As a mother, how could she be as inexperienced as she seemed? Nor could he deny the bond that immediately formed between him and Jeffrey–or his striking resemblance to the boy. Still, Rowe knew he never could have forgotten a woman like Kirsten…or could he?

“You can’t deny you wanted me to touch you,” Rowe said.

His look made desire claw at her, tempting her anew. “I did want it, but I shouldn’t have,” Kirsten replied.

“Why not? Neither of us is married.” His glare intensified. “You’re not committed to anyone, are you? Is it Jeffrey’s father?”

The truth must have been reflected in her gaze because Rowe’s expression softened. “I should have thought of that before. Did he hurt you badly?”

Choosing her words with care, she said, “Jeffrey’s father never loved me.”

“And you didn’t find out until you were pregnant?” His long fingers tightened their grip. “I would never do such a thing to you, Kirsten.”

The savage intensity in his assertion made it difficult to remember that it was exactly what he had done to her sister.

Dear Reader,

October is bringing big changes in the Silhouette and Mills & Boon worlds. To strengthen the terrific lineup of stories we offer, Silhouette Romance will be moving to four fabulous titles each month.

Don’t miss the newest story in this six-book series—MARRYING THE BOSS’S DAUGHTER. In this second title, Her Pregnant Agenda (#1690) by Linda Goodnight, Emily Winters is up to her old matchmaking tricks. This time she has a bachelor lawyer and his alluring secretary—a single mom-to-be—on her matrimonial short list.

Valerie Parv launches her newest three-book miniseries, THE CARRAMER TRUST, with The Viscount & the Virgin (#1691). In it, an arrogant royal learns a thing or two about love from his secret son’s sassy aunt. This is the third continuation of Parv’s beloved Carramer saga.

An ornery M.D. is in danger of losing his heart to a sweet young nurse, in The Most Eligible Doctor (#1692) by reader favorite Karen Rose Smith. And is it possible to love a two-in-one cowboy? Meet the feisty teacher who does, in Doris Rangel’s magical Marlie’s Mystery Man (#1693), our latest SOULMATES title.

I encourage you to sample all four of these heartwarming romantic titles from Silhouette Romance this month.

Enjoy!

Mavis C. Allen

Associate Senior Editor, Silhouette Romance

The Viscount & the Virgin

Valerie Parv

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

To David and Judy,

Carramer citizens by right of friendship.

Books by Valerie Parv

Silhouette Romance

The Leopard Tree #507

The Billionaire’s Baby Chase #1270

Baby Wishes and Bachelor Kisses #1313

* (#litres_trial_promo)The Monarch’s Son #1459

* (#litres_trial_promo)The Prince’s Bride-To-Be #1465

* (#litres_trial_promo)The Princess’s Proposal #1471

Booties and the Beast #1501

Code Name: Prince #1516

† (#litres_trial_promo)Crowns and a Cradle #1621

† (#litres_trial_promo)The Baron & the Bodyguard #1627

† (#litres_trial_promo)The Marquis and the Mother-To-Be #1633

†† (#litres_trial_promo)The Viscount & the Virgin #1691

Silhouette Intimate Moments

Interrupted Lullaby #1095

Royal Spy #1154

VALERIE PARV

lives and breathes romance and has even written a guide to being romantic, crediting her cartoonist husband of nearly thirty years as her inspiration. As a former buffalo and crocodile hunter in Australia’s Northern Territory, he’s ready-made hero material, she says.

When not writing her novels and nonfiction books, or speaking about romance on Australian radio and television, Valerie enjoys dollhouses, being a Star Trek fan and playing with food (in cooking that is). Valer