Sullivan's Child. Gail Link

      

      Always and Forever, Cat.

      The irony of that phrase haunted Rory Sullivan. Just because you left a place or a person didn’t mean they left you. Some memories were burned too deep to ever depart; they remained in your mind, constant reminders of what was.

      What was, what is, what would always be for him—the woman whose memory he’d tried to ignore. A woman he’d tried to erase from the deepest recesses of his mind but had found was unforgettable. The passion he tried so hard to bury was ultimately unquenchable.

      Caitlyn Kildare was still there. In his heart. In his mind. In his past.

      Was there someone special in her life now? Someone who’d replaced him in her heart, her mind…her bed?

      Dear Reader,

      Happy anniversary! Twenty years ago, in May, 1980, we launched Silhouette Books. Much has changed since then, but our gratitude to you, our many readers, and our dedication to bringing you the best that romance fiction has to offer, remains as true today as it did in 1980. Thank you for sharing with us the joy of romance, and for looking toward a wonderful future with us. The best is yet to come!

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      Gail Link pulls heartstrings with her tender tale about a secret child who brings two lovebirds together in Sullivan’s Child. And to cap off the month, you’ll adore Wild Mustang by Jane Toombs—a riveting story about a raven-haired horse wrangler who sweeps a breathtaking beauty off her feet.

      It’s a spectacular month of reading in Special Edition. Enjoy!

      All the best,

      Karen Taylor Richman

      Senior Editor

      Sullivan’s Child

      Gail Link

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      To the two Jennifers (Nauss and Walsh) at Silhouette—thanks

      for sharing in the creative process

      and caring about my work.

      To the terrific crew of Barnes & Noble Wilmington—co-workers

      extraordinaire!

      To Pierce Brosnan—from “Remington” to “Bond,”

      you always deliver the goods.

      It’s a pleasure (not to mention an inspiration)

      to watch you work.

      Books by Gail Link

      Silhouette Special Edition

      Marriage To Be? #1035

      Lone Star Lover #1121

      Texan’s Bride #1163

      Sullivan’s Child #1325

      GAIL LINK

      A bookseller since 1977, Gail realized her dream of becoming a published author with the release of her first novel, a historical, in 1989.

      Gail is a member of the national Romance Writers of America and Novelists, Inc. She has been featured speaker at many writers’ conferences, and several publications have featured her comments on the romance genre, including Publishers Weekly and the RWA Report. In 1993 Gail was nominated for Romantic Times Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Sensual Historical.

      In addition to being a voracious reader, Gail is also an avid musical theater and movie fan. She would love to hear from her readers, and you may write to her at P.O. Box 717, Concordville, PA 19331.

      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

       Epilogue

      Chapter One

      “Mommy, what’s a bastard?”

      Coming right after the softly spoken question from her daughter, the sharp sound of the empty, oversize coffee mug that slipped from her fingers and crashed to the floor was almost inaudible to Caitlyn Kildare.

      A soft gasp of breath caught in her throat.

      What couldn’t be heard in the sunny kitchen was the shattering of her world into even smaller fragments than that of the broken piece of crockery.

      “Where did you hear that word?” Hadn’t she known that this might