A Royal Masquerade. Arlene James

      HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

      THE GRAND DUKE OF THORTONBURG WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE SHOCKING ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCE ROLAND TO PRINCESS LILLIAN MONTAGUE OF ROXBURY, DAUGHTER OF HIS SWORN ENEMY!

      LET IT BE KNOWN that “spare heir” Roland masqueraded as a stable hand at the Montague keep (we’re still curious why) and fell for Princess Lillian, herself masquerading as a commoner….

      LET IT BE KNOWN that Lillian, who’s been rather reclusive in recent years (some say she was betrayed by a gold-digging love), along with Roland, have helped to ease the feud between their families that has been ongoing for decades….

      Now, if only Lillian’s widower brother, Prince Damon, could marry and provide the heir his parents and countrymen so desperately demand!

      Dear Reader,

      March roars in in grand style at Silhouette Romance, as we continue to celebrate twenty years of publishing the best in contemporary category romance fiction. And the new millennium boasts several new miniseries and promotions…such as ROYALLY WED, a three-book spinoff of the cross-line series that concluded last month in Special Edition Arlene James launches the new limited series with A Royal Masquerade, featuring a romance between would-be enemies, in which appearances are definitely deceiving….

      Susan Meier’s adorable BREWSTER BABY BOOM series concludes this month with Oh, Babies! The last Brewster bachelor had best beware—but the warning may be too late! Karen Rose Smith graces the lineup with the story of a very pregnant single mom who finds Just the Man She Needed in her lonesome cowboy boarder whose plans had never included staying. The delightful Terry Essig will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone with The Baby Magnet, in which a hunky single dad discovers his toddler is more of an attraction than him—till he meets a woman who proves his ultimate distraction.

      A confirmed bachelor finds himself the solution to the command: Callie, Get Your Groom as Julianna Morris unveils her new miniseries BRIDAL FEVER! And could love be What the Cowboy Prescribes…in Mary Starleigh’s charming debut Romance novel?

      Next month features a Joan Hohl/Kasey Michaels duet, and in coming months look for Diana Palmer, and much more. It’s an exciting year for Silhouette Books, and we invite you to join the celebration!

      Happy Reading!

      Mary-Theresa Hussey

      Senior Editor

      A Royal Masquerade

      Arlene James

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      Books by Arlene James

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      Two of a Kind #253

      A Meeting of Hearts #327

      An Obvious Virtue #384

      Now or Never #404

      Reason Enough #421

      The Right Moves #446

      Strange Bedfellows #471

      The Private Garden #495

      The Boy Next Door #518

      Under a Desert Sky #559

      A Delicate Balance #578

      The Discerning Heart #614

      Dream of a Lifetime #661

      Finally Home #687

      A Perfect Gentleman #705

      Family Man #728

      A Man of His Word #770

      Tough Guy #806

      Gold Digger #830

      Palace City Prince #866

      *The Perfect Wedding #962

      *An Old-Fashioned Love #968

      *A Wife Worth Waiting For #974

      Mail-Order Brood #1024

      *The Rogue Who Came To Stay #1061

      *Most Wanted Dad #1144

      Desperately Seeking Daddy #1186

      *Falling for a Father of Four #1295

      A Bride To Honor #1330

      Mr. Right Next Door #1352

      Glass Slipper Bride #1379

      A Royal Masquerade #1432

      Silhouette Special Edition

      A Rumor of Love #664

      Husband in the Making #776

      With Baby in Mind #869

      Child of Her Heart #964

      The Knight, the Waitress and the Toddler #1131

      Every Cowgirl’s Dream #1195

      Marrying an Older Man #1235

      Baby Boy Blessed #1285

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      Fortune’s Children

      Single with Children

      The Fortunes of Texas

      Corporate Daddy

      ARLENE JAMES

      grew up in Oklahoma and has lived all over the South. In 1976 she married “the most romantic man in the world.” The author enjoys traveling with her husband, but writing has always been her chief pastime.

      Contents

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

      Chapter One

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