Conor. Ruth Langan

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      Praise for award-winning author Ruth Langan

      The Courtship of Izzy McCree

      “A very tender romance that touches your heartstrings.”

      —Romantic Times

      Malachite

      “A masterfully powerful end to a thrilling series. It is simply the best!”

      —Rendezvous

      Jade

      “Touching, tender, and heartwarming...a wonderful story as only Ruth Langan can create.”

      —Romantic Times

      The Highlander

      “Powerful story... Exquisitely done.”

      —Rendezvous

      Texas Hero

      “This 5 story wraps a 5 trilogy...”

      —Heartland Critiques

      Praise for award-winning author Ruth Langan “All night I’ve wanted this. Just this.” Letter to Reader Title Page About the Author Dedication Prologue 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 Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-one Chapter Twenty-two Chapter Twenty-three Epilogue Copyright

      “All night I’ve wanted this. Just this.”

      Conor nibbled her lips. The words were spoken against Emma’s mouth, then inside her mouth as he changed the angle and kissed her again, long, slow and deep. “I wanted to be the one holding you.... Watching your eyes as they looked into mine.”

      He stared down and saw the smoldering look. A look that told him she was feeling the same things he was feeling.

      “I was jealous.” He nibbled his way from the corner of her mouth to her ear. “Jealous.” He spoke the word harshly, with a trace of wonder. “A new emotion for me. I’ve never known it before. Nor would I have believed myself capable of such a thing.” .

      “Conor. Conor.” Emma was so confused. It was one thing to flirt. To lead him on, in order to gain information. But now she was feeling things that had her trembling with new awareness.

      She wanted him. Wanted him so much, it frightened her.

      Dear Reader,

      This month we’re giving you plenty of excuses to put your feet up and “get away from it all” with these four, fantasy-filled historical romances.

      First, USA Today bestselling author Ruth Langan returns with Conor, the second book in her sensational miniseries, THE O’NEIL SAGA—although you needn’t have read Rory to enjoy this one. It’s the thrilling tale of an Irish noblewoman sent by her evil stepmother to seduce the roguish rebel Conor, who has great influence over Queen Elizabeth. Their instant attraction is only the beginning of a successful partnership in which the two unravel a plot to murder the queen....

      If you enjoy half-Apache heroes, you must meet Rio Santee, a world-weary single father who falls in love with the independent female who reluctantly takes him and his children into her home in The Merry Widows—Sarah. It’s fabulous! The Rancher’s Wife by Lynda Trent is about a “pretend marriage” that turns real when an abandoned wife moves in with her widower neighbor to care for his baby girl.

      Last but not least, we have Bride Of Trouville, a spine-tingling, forbidden love story by rising talent Lyn Stone. Forced to wed, Lady Anne MacBain struggles to hide her son’s deafness from her husband—whom she has, ironically, grown to love.

      Whatever your tastes in reading, you’ll be sure to find a romantic journey back to the past between the covers of a Harlequin Historical^®.

      Sincerely,

      Tracy Farrell

      Senior Editor

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      Conor

      Ruth Langan

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      RUTH LANGAN

       traces her ancestry to Scotland and Ireland. It is no surprise, then, that she feels a kinship with the characters in her historical novels.

      Married to her childhood sweetheart, she has raised five children and lives in Michigan, the state where she was born and raised.

      For John Ryan Langan,

      the newest link in our chain of love

      And his brother and sister, Tommy and Annie

      And his proud parents, Tom and Maureen

      And of course, to Tom, the love of my life

      Prologue

      Ireland, 1546

      “Good morrow, young Conor.” The old peasant woman beamed at the son of Gavin O’Neil, the lord of Ballinarin.