What A Woman Should Know. Cara Colter

      Was there any possibility that he could feel the same way about her that she did about him?

      Of course not, Tally realized. J. D. Turner was the charter member of the Ain’t Getting Married, No Way, Never Club. And if he ever gave up his membership, it wouldn’t be for a girl like her.

      He leaned toward her and cupped her hand behind her head. She knew she should pull away. She knew that, and yet she greedily wanted every moment he would give her.

      Their lips met.

      All the control—which she had tried so hard all her life to have—evaporated, just like that. She felt her lips part at his gentle insistence.

      His tongue explored the contours of her mouth until they were both panting with wanting, both of them unleashing that which had been so tightly leashed.

      Desire.

      Passion.

      And the scariest thing of all: hope.

      Dear Reader,

      If you’re like me, you can’t get enough heartwarming love stories and real-life fairy tales that end happily ever after. You’ll find what you need and so much more with Silhouette Romance each month.

      This month you’re in for an extra treat. Bestselling author Susan Meier kicks off MARRYING THE BOSS’S DAUGHTER—the brand-new six-book series written exclusively for Silhouette Romance. In this launch title, Love, Your Secret Admirer (#1684), our favorite matchmaking heiress helps a naive secretary snare her boss’s attention with an eye-catching makeover.

      A sexy rancher discovers love and the son he never knew, when he matches wits with a beautiful teacher, in What a Woman Should Know (#1685) by Cara Colter. And a not-so plain Jane captures a royal heart, in To Kiss a Sheik (#1686) by Teresa Southwick, the second of three titles in her sultry DESERT BRIDES miniseries.

      Debrah Morris brings you a love story of two lifetimes, in When Lightning Strikes Twice (#1687), the newest paranormal love story in the SOULMATES series. And sparks sizzle between an innocent curator—with a big secret—and the town’s new lawman, in Ransom (#1688) by Diane Pershing. Will a seamstress’s new beau still love her when he learns she is an undercover heiress? Find out in The Bridal Chronicles (#1689) by Lissa Manley.

      Be my guest and feed your need for tender and lighthearted romance with all six of this month’s great new love stories from Silhouette Romance.

      Enjoy!

      Mavis C. Allen

      Associate Senior Editor, Silhouette Romance

      What a Woman Should Know

      Cara Colter

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To my delightful nephew,

      Chase Craig, with love

      Books by Cara Colter

      Silhouette Romance

      Dare to Dream #491

      Baby in Blue #1161

      Husband in Red #1243

      The Cowboy, the Baby and the Bride-to-Be #1319

      Truly Daddy #1363

      A Bride Worth Waiting For #1388

      Weddings Do Come True #1406

      A Babe in the Woods #1424

      A Royal Marriage #1440

      First Time, Forever #1464

      *Husband by Inheritance #1532

      *The Heiress Takes a Husband #1538

      *Wed by a Will #1544

      What Child Is This? #1585

      Her Royal Husband #1600

      9 Out of 10 Women Can’t Be Wrong #1615

      Guess Who’s Coming for Christmas? #1632

      What a Woman Should Know #1685

      Silhouette Books

      The Coltons

      A Hasty Wedding

      CARA COLTER

      shares ten acres in the wild Kootenay region of British Columbia with the man of her dreams, three children, two horses, a cat with no tail and a golden retriever who answers best to “bad dog.” She loves reading, writing and the woods in winter (no bears). She says life’s delights include an automatic garage door opener and the skylight over the bed that allows her to see the stars at night.

      She also says, “I have not lived a neat and tidy life, and used to envy those who did. Now I see my struggles as having given me a deep appreciation of life, and of love, that I hope I succeed in passing on through the stories that I tell.”

      J. D. Turner’s idea of…

      What a Woman Should Know

      1) One should not settle for stainless-steel appliances instead of wild nights of passion.

      2) Too many rules are damaging to a small boy’s spirit, to anyone’s spirit.

      3) Germs are rarely deadly. Dog kisses are one of life’s delights.

      4) Small boys (and big ones) need to get dirty.

      5) Life needs to hold surprises.

      6) Women who get married for security end up like dried old prunes who don’t laugh enough and are prone to depression in their middle years.

      Contents

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

      Chapter One

      John David Turner loved to sing. The louder the better. He loved to sing until the rafters rang with the sound of his voice, until the walls vibrated around him. He sang when he was happy, and today had been a damned good day, even if he had hurt his shoulder pulling the engine from Clyde Walters’s ’72 Mustang.

      Of course, there was only one place a guy with a singing voice like his—raspy, out-of-key and thunderous—could make noise like that, and that was in the shower. J.D. was indulging himself now.

      The hot water pounding down