The Season Of Love: Beloved. Diana Palmer

      

      Praise for the novels of

       New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author DIANA PALMER

      “Lots of passion, thrills, and plenty of suspense…a top-notch read!”

      Romance Reviews Today

      “Diana Palmer is a mesmerising storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be.”

      Affaire de Coeur

      “Diana Palmer is one of those authors whose books are always enjoyable. She throws in romance, suspense and a good story line.”

      The Romance Reader on Before Sunrise

      “A delightful romance with interesting new characters and many familiar faces.”

      RT Book Reviews on Wyoming Tough

      Also available by Diana Palmer

      Wyoming Men

      Wyoming Tough

       Wyoming Fierce

       Wyoming Bold

       Wyoming Strong

       Wyoming Rugged

       Wyoming Brave

      Undaunted

       Untamed

       A Husband for Christmas

       Invincible

       White Christmas

      And in e-Book:

      Hunter

       To Have and to Hold

       Miss Greenhorn

       Reluctant Father

       Betrayed by Love

       His Girl Friday

       Hoodwinked

       Heart of Ice

       Blind Promises

       Diamond Spur

       Eye of the Tiger

       Champagne Girl

       The Morcai Battalion

       The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit

       The Morcai Battalion: Invictus

       The Season of Love

       BelovedTexas Born

       Diana Palmer

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      The prolific author of more than one hundred books, DIANA PALMER got her start as a newspaper reporter. A multi–New York Times bestselling author and one of the top ten romance writers in America, she has a gift for telling the most sensual tales with charm and humour. Diana lives with her family in Cornelia, Georgia.

      Visit her website at www.DianaPalmer.com.

       Table of Contents

       Cover

       Praise

       Booklist

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Beloved

       Dedication

       Prologue

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Texas Born

       Back Cover Text

       Dedication

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Ten

       Eleven

       Twelve

       Copyright

       Beloved

      Diana Palmer

       To Debbie and the staff at Books Galore in Watkinsville, GA, and to all my wonderful readers there and in Athens.

       Prologue

      Simon Hart sat alone in the second row of the seats reserved for family. He wasn’t really kin to John Beck, but the two had been best friends since college. John had been his only real friend. Now he was dead, and there she sat like a dark angel, her titian hair veiled in black, pretending to mourn the husband she’d cast off like a worn coat after only a month of marriage.

      He crossed his