The Jarrods: Inheritance. Emilie Rose

      

      “All the things that should be in your records aren’t. It’s as if you didn’t exist before you opened your investigative agency.

      “Which makes me curious as to what you were doing before then,” she added.

      “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

      “Why are you in hiding?” Valerie asked.

      “I’m not in hiding. I run a business. I advertise. My number’s in the phone book. You can check all that out—”

      “Yes, I know. You told me. Except the man who recommended you seems to have disappeared. So…I’m not exactly sure anymore why you’re here, Mr. Sellers.”

      “I’m here because I’m being paid to do a job—”

      “And did that job involve trying to get me into bed?” she asked softly. “Or was that just some sort of…extra compensation you thought up all on your own?”

      “No,” Grey said seriously. “I don’t have any hidden agenda where you’re concerned.…”

      Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,

      You wanted MORE MEN OF MYSTERY by Gayle Wilson—now you’ve got ’em! Gayle’s stories about these sexy undercover agents have become one of Harlequin Intrigue’s most popular ongoing series. We are as impressed by her outstanding talent as you, her readers, and are thrilled to feature her special brand of drama again in Her Private Bodyguard (#561). Look for two MORE titles in August and November 2000.

      Also available this month, Protecting His Own (#562) by Molly Rice, an emotional story about the sanctity of family and a man’s basic need to claim what’s his.

      There’s no more stronger bond than that of blood. And Chance Quarrels is determined to see no harm come to the little daughter he never knew he had as Patricia Rosemoor continues her SONS OF SILVER SPRINGS miniseries with The Lone Wolf’s Child (#563).

      Finally, veteran Harlequin Intrigue author Carly Bishop takes you to a cloistered Montana community with a woman and an undercover cop posing as husband and wife. The threat from a killer is real, but so is their simmering passion. Which one is more dangerous…? Find out in No Bride But His (#564), a LOVERS UNDER COVER story.

      Pick up all four for variety, for excitement—because you’re ready for a thrill!

      Sincerely,

      Denise O’Sullivan

      Associate Senior Editor

      Harlequin Intrigue

      Her Private Bodyguard

      Gayle Wilson

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      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Gayle Wilson is the award-winning author of twenty novels written for Harlequin. She has lived in Alabama all her life except for the years she followed her army aviator husband—whom she met on a blind date—to a variety of military posts.

      Before beginning her writing career, she taught English and world history to gifted high school students in a number of schools around the Birmingham area. Gayle and her husband have one son, who is also a teacher of gifted students. They are blessed with warm and loving Southern families and an ever-growing menagerie of cats and dogs.

      You can write to Gayle at P.O. Box 3277, Hueytown, Alabama 35023.

      Books by Gayle Wilson

      HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE

      344—ECHOES IN THE DARK

      376—ONLY A WHISPER

      414—THE REDEMPTION OF DEKE SUMMERS

      442—HEART OF THE NIGHT

      461—RANSOM MY HEART*

      466—WHISPER MY LOVE*

      469—REMEMBER MY TOUCH*

      490—NEVER LET HER GO

      509—THE BRIDE’S PROTECTOR‡

      513—THE STRANGER SHE KNEW‡

      517—HER BABY, HIS SECRET‡

      541—EACH PRECIOUS HOUR†

      561—HER PRIVATE BODYGUARD‡

      HARLEQUIN HISTORICALS

      211—THE HEART’S DESIRE♥

      263—THE HEART’S WAGER♥

      299—THE GAMBLER’S HEART♥

      349—RAVEN’S VOW

      393—HIS SECRET DUCHESS

      432—HONOR’S BRIDE

      483—LADY SARAH’S SON

      FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

      CIA

      AGENT PROFILE

NAME:	GREY SELLERS
DATE OF BIRTH:	November 9, 1961
ASSIGNED TEAM:	EXTERNAL SECURITY
SPECIAL SKILLS:	Adapts to any situation or setting, expert marksman, rated in fixed-and rotary-wing aircraft, fluent in Russian.
AGENT EVALUATION:	Strong sense of honor, loyalty and commitment to his former team. Despite a tough exterior, he hides a tender heart.
STATUS:	Identity erased
CURRENT ADDRESS:	Unknown…

      FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Valerie Beaufort—Val had never wanted any part of the millions her father’s company generated. Now she was stuck with the money and all that went along with it, including a private bodyguard. And someone who had murder on their mind.

      Grey Sellers—The ex-CIA agent had left the agency and the External Security Team because of a mistake that had resulted in a good man’s death. He never again wanted to be in a position where someone else’s life depended on him. But now he was falling in love with the woman he had been charged with protecting.

      Billy Clemens—Clemens would become the majority owner of Av-Tech Aeronautics if something happened to Valerie. With the millions involved, wasn’t that a good enough motive for murder?

      Porter Johnson—Porter had known Valerie all her life and had treated her