Day Of Atonement. Alex Archer

      

      What was she doing kissing Justice Wilder, letting him kiss her?

      This was exactly what she had to avoid.

      She’d started this, and she had to end it, before she melted into his arms and things got completely out of control.

      In the end, they both pulled back at the same moment.

      Kelly pressed trembling fingers to her lips, as if to keep the memory of his kiss there forever.

      “I’m sorry,” she whispered, not sure quite what it was she was apologizing for.

      “Forget it,” Justice said, his voice as curt and unemotional as ever. “It won’t happen again.”

      But Kelly knew she’d never forget that kiss, not if she lived to be a hundred and fifty years old….

      Dear Reader,

      Summer is over and it’s time to kick back into high gear. Just be sure to treat yourself with a luxuriant read or two (or, hey, all six) from Silhouette Romance. Remember—work hard, play harder!

      Although October is officially Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’d like to invite you to start thinking about it now. In a wonderful, uplifting story, a rancher reluctantly agrees to model for a charity calendar to earn money for cancer research. At the back of that book, we’ve also included a guide for self-exams. Don’t miss Cara Colter’s must-read 9 Out of 10 Women Can’t Be Wrong (#1615).

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      Jesse Colton is a special agent forced to play pretend boyfriend to uncover dangerous truths in the fourth of THE COLTONS: COMANCHE BLOOD spinoff, The Raven’s Assignment (#1613), by bestselling author Kasey Michaels. And in Cathie Linz’s MEN OF HONOR title, Married to a Marine (#1616), combat-hardened Justice Wilder had shut himself away from the world—until his ex-wife’s younger sister comes knocking…. Finally, in Laurey Bright’s tender and true Life with Riley (#1617), free-spirited Riley Morrisset may not be the perfect society wife, but she’s exactly what her stiff-collared boss needs!

      Happy reading—and please keep in touch.

      Mary-Theresa Hussey

      Senior Editor

      Married to a Marine

      Cathie Linz

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      Acknowledgments

      Special thanks to Julie Murphy, P.T., for answering my questions about physical therapists, and to Cleo Pappas from the Lisle Public Library. This book is dedicated to the families of the men and women in our armed forces.

      Books by Cathie Linz

      Silhouette Romance

      One of a Kind Marriage #1032

      *Daddy in Dress Blues #1470

      *Stranded with the Sergeant #1534

      *The Marine & the Princess #1561

      A Prince at Last! #1594

      *Married to a Marine #1616

      Silhouette Books

      Montana Mavericks

      “Baby Wanted”

      Silhouette Desire

      Change of Heart #408

      A Friend in Need #443

      As Good as Gold #484

      Adam’s Way #519

      Smiles #575

      Handyman #616

      Smooth Sailing #665

      Flirting with Trouble #722

      Male Ordered Bride #761

      Escapades #804

      Midnight Ice #846

      Bridal Blues #894

      A Wife in Time #958

      †Michael’s Baby #1023

      †Seducing Hunter #1029

      †Abbie and the Cowboy #1036

      Husband Needed #1098

      CATHIE LINZ

      left her career in a university law library to become a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romances. She is the recipient of the highly coveted Storyteller of the Year Award given by Romantic Times and was recently nominated for a Love and Laughter Career Achievement Award for the delightful humor in her books.

      Although Cathie loves to travel, she is always glad to get back home to her family, her various cats, her trusty computer and her hidden cache of Oreo cookies!

      Contents

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Epilogue