Honeymoon Hunt. Judy Christenberry

      “You’ve never been in love?”

      Julia cocked her head as she stared at him, waiting for an answer.

      He leaned toward her and lowered his voice. “I’ve been in lust, Julia, more than once. And when I was young, I thought it was love. But time proved me wrong.”

      “I—I’m sorry, Nick.”

      Her unwanted sympathy irritated him. “I don’t need you to feel sorry for me, Julia. I’m fine the way I am. And if you think love is so important, why aren’t you married?” He was very interested in her answer.

      “You can’t just decide to fall in love.” She shrugged. “I hope to fall in love one day. It just hasn’t happened yet.”

      He saw the longing in her eyes, heard it in her voice and he felt a response in himself. One that scared the hell out of him.

      Dear Reader,

      No month better suits Silhouette Romance than February. For it celebrates that breathless feeling of first love, the priceless experiences and memories that come with a longtime love and the many hopes and dreams that give a couple’s life together so much meaning. At Silhouette Romance, our writers try to capture all these feelings in their timeless tales…and this month’s lineup is no exception.

      Our PERPETUALLY YOURS promotion continues this month with a charming tale from Sandra Paul. In Domesticating Luc (#1802) a dog trainer gets more than she bargained for when she takes on an unruly puppy and his very obstinate and irresistible owner. Beloved author Judy Christenberry returns to the lineup with Honeymoon Hunt (#1803)—a madcap adventure in which two opposites pair up to find their parents who have eloped, but instead wind up on a tight race to the finish line, er, altar! In A Dash of Romance (#1804) Elizabeth Harbison creates the perfect recipe for love when she pairs a self-made billionaire with a spirited waitress. Cathie Linz rounds out the offerings with Lone Star Marine (#1805). Part of her MEN OF HONOR series, this poignant romance features a wounded soldier who craves only the solitude to heal, and finds that his lively and beautiful neighbor just might be the key to the future he hadn’t dreamed possible.

      As always, be sure to return next month when Alice Sharpe concludes our PERPETUALLY YOURS promotion.

      Happy reading.

      Ann Leslie Tuttle

      Associate Senior Editor

      Honeymoon Hunt

      Judy Christenberry

      

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      Books by Judy Christenberry

      Silhouette Romance

      The Nine-Month Bride #1324

      *Marry Me, Kate #1344

      *Baby in Her Arms #1350

      *A Ring for Cinderella #1356

      †Never Let You Go #1453

      †The Borrowed Groom #1457

      †Cherish the Boss #1463

      **Snowbound Sweetheart #1476

      Newborn Daddy #1511

      When the Lights Went Out…#1547

      **Least Likely To Wed #1570

      Daddy on the Doorstep #1654

      **Beauty & the Beastly Rancher #1678

      **The Last Crawford Bachelor #1715

      Finding a Family #1762

      ††The Texan’s Reluctant Bride #1778

      ††The Texan’s Tiny Dilemma #1782

      ††The Texan’s Suite Romance #1787

      Honeymoon Hunt #1803

      Silhouette Books

      The Coltons

      The Doctor Delivers

      A Colton Family Christmas

      “The Diplomat’s Daughter”

      Lone Star Country Club

      The Last Bachelor

      JUDY CHRISTENBERRY

      has been writing romances for over fifteen years because she loves happy endings as much as her readers do. She’s a bestselling author for Harlequin American Romance, but she has a long love of traditional romances and is delighted to tell a story that brings those elements to the reader. A former high school French teacher, Judy devotes her time to writing. She hopes readers have as much fun reading her stories as she does writing them. She spends her spare time reading, watching her favorite sports teams and keeping track of her two adult daughters.

      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

       Epilogue

      Chapter One

      Julia Chance drove slowly down the block in her rental car, anxiously looking from one side of the street to the other, growing more and more uneasy as she went.

      She was looking for the Hotel Luna. She was sure she’d followed directions, but she couldn’t imagine her mother being in this neighborhood.

      Old, run-down buildings crowded each other in this area of Dallas. Minimarts, aglow with their bright interior lights, battled with the dark bars that found residence on at least every other street. Men loitered in dark alleys between the buildings, prompting her to step on the gas and keep