Catching His Eye. Jo Leigh

      “I saw Scott Dillon,” Emily told Hope.

      “You’re kidding. How? Where? What did he say? Did he notice your gorgeous new look?” Hope grabbed Emily’s shirt and pulled her toward the track. There were quite a few people running, even at six in the morning.

      Emily started jogging. If you could call it that. “It wasn’t pretty, Hope. I’d fallen flat on my rear in the middle of the hallway outside my classroom. He helped me up.”

      “Was it incredible? Did your eyes meet and—”

      “I looked like death warmed over, and he didn’t blink an eye.”

      They jogged in silence for a while. “I bet there was more. You probably just didn’t see it.”

      Emily didn’t argue. She wiped the sweat from her eyes, pulled up her sagging sweats and moved aside as she heard a runner approaching from behind.

      “Hey!” the runner said as he reached her side.

      “Emily, I didn’t know you ran.”

      Oh no.

      Emily smiled at the man, with his windswept hair and perfectly muscled chest. Perfect.

      Scott Dillon.

      Dear Reader,

      November is an exciting month here at Harlequin American Romance. You’ll notice we have a brand-new look—but, of course, you can still count on Harlequin American Romance to bring you four terrific love stories sure to warm your heart.

      Back by popular demand, Harlequin American Romance revisits the beloved town of Tyler, Wisconsin, in the RETURN TO TYLER series. Scandals, secrets and romances abound in this small town with fabulous stories written by some of your favorite authors. The always wonderful Jule McBride inaugurates this special four-book series with Secret Baby Spencer.

      Bestselling author Muriel Jensen reprises her heartwarming WHO’S THE DADDY? series with Father Fever. Next, a former wallflower finally gets the attention of her high school crush when he returns to town and her friends give her a makeover and some special advice in Catching His Eye, the premiere of Jo Leigh’s THE GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO…continuing series. Finally, Harlequin American Romance’s theme promotion, HAPPILY WEDDED AFTER, which focuses on marriages of convenience, continues with Pamela Bauer’s The Marriage Portrait.

      Enjoy them all—and don’t forget to come back again next month when another installment in the RETURN TO TYLER series from Judy Christenberry is waiting for you.

      Wishing you happy reading,

      Melissa Jeglinski

      Associate Senior Editor

      Harlequin American Romance

      Catching His Eye

      Jo Leigh

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To Trysa, who lights the night with her smile. Who holds us all in her heart.

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Jo Leigh currently lives just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, where she still can’t get used to the slot machines in the grocery stores. Storytelling has always been a part of her life, whether as a producer in Hollywood, a screenwriter or a novelist. It probably began when she told her third grade teacher that elephants ate her homework.

      Books by Jo Leigh

      HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE

      695—QUICK, FIND A RING!

      731—HUSBAND 101

      736—DADDY 101

      749—IF WISHES WERE…DADDIES

      768—CAN’T RESIST A COWBOY

      832—DOCTOR, DARLING

      851—CATCHING HIS EYE*

      HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE

      568—LITTLE GIRL FOUND

      HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION

      774—ONE WICKED NIGHT

      799—SINGLE SHERIFF SEEKS…

      827—TANGLED SHEETS

      856—HOT AND BOTHERED

      How To Catch A Man’s Eye…And Trade It In For His Heart!

      Specially created for Emily Proctor by The Girlfriends

      “Whatever you do, don’t say yes on the first date!”

      Samantha Barnett

      “Be mysterious. Don’t finish sentences.

      Look off in the distance as if a faraway lover is calling you. Let him wonder and make him wait.”

      Julia Carey

      “For heaven’s sake, go out and buy new under wear.”

       Lily Graham

      “Don’t play games. Just walk right up to him and tell him every time you look at him yous get all hot and bothered. For once in your life, say yes!”

      Hope Francis

      “Take it slowly. Use your head.

      It's too easy to make a mistake that will cost you every thing. This is serious.”

      Zoey Hoffman

      “Help!”

      Emily Proctor

      Contents

       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

       Epilogue