A Wish For Nicholas. Jackie Manning

      Table of Contents

       Cover Page

       Praise

       Excerpt

       Dear Reader

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Epilogue

       Copyright

      Praise for Jackie Manning’s first book, Embrace the Dawn, written as Jackie Summers

      “…delightful, fast-paced romance…a facsinating debut novel.”

      —Romantic Times

      “This fast-paced, captivating novel makes for an incredible and enjoyable reading experience.”

      —Affaire de Coeur

      “…great, scintillating, five-star reading!”

      —Rendezvous

      “…a stunning debut…will live on in the reader’s heart long after the book is finished.”

      —GEnie Romance Exchange

      “I think we should shake on it,” Nick called after her.

      The thought of touching him caused a fluttery sensation deep inside Becky. “Of course,” she said.

      

      When his large, warm hand captured her small one, she almost gasped. A charge like summer lightning ripped through her. He studied her, his brilliant gray eyes staring through her. His straight black lashes shadowed his cheeks—or was it the trick of sunlight on this glorious day?

      

      Becky stood, lost in the smoky depths of his eyes. She felt as though she was peering at an ancient rock wall. Light and dark sparkles glittered from the depths of his soul.

      

      “Agreed.” He released her hand.

      

      Her mouth felt as dry as hay. She nodded, afraid to trust her voice. She wiped her hand on her skirt, then strode back to her horse, forcing herself not to run like the devil…

      Dear Reader,

      

      In A Wish for Nicholas by Jackie Manning, a young widow who has been draining the income from her profitable land to improve the lives of the crofters is dismayed to learn that the crown has given away her estate as a prize to a handsome young naval hero, a man determined to uncover her secrets and win her heart. Don’t miss this delightful tale.

      Margaret Moore’s popular WARRIOR SERIES is still going strong, as you will discover with A Warrior’s Bride, the wonderful tale of a peace-loving knight and a fiery noblewoman who make an unlikely match in a stormy marriage of convenience. And we are very pleased to have USA Today bestselling author Merline Lovelace back in our midst with her new Western, Countess in Buckskin, the passionate story of a Russian countess who falls in love with the rough-hewn American lieutenant who has been forced to escort her through the untamed mountains of California.

      Cassandra Austin also returns this month with a ranch story, Hero of the Flint Hills, about a woman who is engaged to an aspiring politician, but finds herself drawn to his rugged half brother.

      Whatever your tastes in reading, we hope you enjoy all four books.

      

      Sincerely,

      

      Tracy Farrell

      Senior Editor

      A Wish for Nicholas

      Jackie Manning

      

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

       JACKIE MANNING

      believes in love at first sight. She and her husband, Tom, were married six weeks to the day after they first met and he proposed, many happy years ago. Home is a one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old colonial in Maine, where they live with their two dogs, a Shih Tzu and an Aussie Terrier. When Jackie isn’t writing romances, she’s