Another Woman's Baby. Joanna Wayne

      “Why would you risk your life to face a killer for me?”

      “I know you don’t want to hear this, but it’s only fair I tell you. I’m crazy about you, Megan. I tried to deny it, tried to pretend the feelings weren’t there, but they only grew stronger. Then last night when we kissed under the mistletoe, I had to face it. And unless I’m reading the signals wrong, you feel something for me.”

      She felt a lot more than something, but she’d been determined to blame it on her pregnancy-induced hormonal imbalance. “Has this ever happened before?” she asked.

      “You’re the very first. And for the record, it’s against every rule in the book to get hooked on the woman you’re required to protect.”

      Dear Reader,

      This holiday season, deck the halls with some of the most exciting names in romantic suspense: Anne Stuart and Gayle Wilson. These two award-winning authors have returned together to Harlequin Intrigue to reprise their much loved miniseries—CATSPAW and MEN OF MYSTERY—in a special 2-in-1 collection. Night and Day is a guaranteed keeper and the best stocking stuffer around!

      Find out what happens when a single-dad secret agent has to protect a beautiful scientist as our MONTANA CONFIDENTIAL series continues with Licensed To Marry by Charlotte Douglas.

      The stork is coming down the chimney this year, as Joanna Wayne begins a brand-new series of books set in the sultry South. Look for Another Woman’s Baby this month and more HIDDEN PASSIONS books to come in the near future.

      Also available from Harlequin Intrigue is the second title in Susan Kearney’s HIDE AND SEEK trilogy. The search goes on in Hidden Hearts.

      Happy holidays from all of us at Harlequin Intrigue.

      Sincerely,

      Denise O’Sullivan

      Associate Senior Editor

      Harlequin Intrigue

      P.S.—Next month you can find another special holiday title—A Woman with a Mystery by B.J. Daniels

      Another Woman’s Baby

      Joanna Wayne

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Joanna Wayne lives with her husband just a few miles from steamy, exciting New Orleans. When not creating tales of spine-tingling suspense and heartwarming romance, she enjoys reading, golfing or playing with her grandchildren, and, of course, researching and plotting out her next novel.

      Joanna loves to hear from readers. You can request a newsletter by writing her at P.O. Box 2851, Harvey, LA 70059-2851, or e-mail her at [email protected].

      Books by Joanna Wayne

      HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE

      288—DEEP IN THE BAYOU

      339—BEHIND THE MASK

      389—EXTREME HEAT

      444—FAMILY TIES*

      471—JODIE’S LITTLE SECRETS

      495—ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

      505—LONE STAR LAWMAN

      537—MEMORIES AT MIDNIGHT

      569—THE SECOND SON*

      573—THE STRANGER NEXT DOOR*

      577—A MOTHER’S SECRETS*

      593—THE OUTSIDER’S REDEMPTION

      621—UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

      639—ANOTHER WOMAN’S BABY†

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Megan Lancaster— A surrogate mother who wants only to keep the unborn baby safe.

      Bart Cromwell— A stranger in the town of Orange Beach, but does he have a hidden agenda?

      Ben and Jackie Brewster— Biological parents of the baby.

      Marilyn Lancaster— Megan’s mother, a woman with secrets of her own.

      Joshua Caraway— An escaped convict who’s promised revenge.

      John Hardison— Megan’s co-worker and past lover, a man who may have more than one reason for seeing that Megan gives the baby up for adoption.

      Mark Cox— A handyman who may have seen more than he’s telling.

      Fenelda Shelby— Megan’s housekeeper. In and out of dozens of houses, she’s seen a lot and knows more than she should.

      Leroy Shelby— He’s trying to overcome a drug problem, but his mother fears he’s losing the battle.

      Roger Collier— A local cop and an old friend from high school who seems very glad that Megan is back in town.

      Sandra Birney— A longtime friend of Megan’s mother, but does she hold a key to more than Pelican’s Roost?

      Penny Drummonds— Megan’s friend and a lifelong resident of Orange Beach.

      To everyone who loves to feel the warm sand between their toes, to build a sand castle at the water’s edge or just to curl up with a good book with the rhythmic melody of the surf for background.

      And to Wayne always.

      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