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in her lover's eyesbytina va silosBe careful, Zach, I don'twant to see you in here again. "Zach let go of Abby's hand and placed his palm on his chest."Ipromise. " He turned to go, then spun around."Oh, hell," he muttered and grabbed her around the waist. Pulling heragainst him, he kissed her, inhaling the sweet honeysuckle scent. Therich taste of her swam in his brain as she willingly opened her mouthunder his. An erotic fantasy of white sheets and sunshine swirledthrough his head. He wanted her, not here, but somewhere private,where they could lock out the world, where he could forget the terrorthat haunted him. His body tightened, and he pulled away, dropping hisarms to his sides.For a long breathless moment, they stared at each other."Now you'd really better not show up as a patient again. That was mostunethical..."Dear Reader,What a month May is! With four gripping tales of mystery, SilhouetteIntrigue will have you on the edge of your seats!Gayle Wilson's SECRET WARRIORS trilogy comes to an end this month withHer Baby, His Secret, where Griff Cabot comes back from the dead andhas to save the baby daughter he never knew he had--it's romanticsuspense at its best! But don't be too disappointed by the loss of thewarriors, we have more than a sneaking suspicion that they'll be backand, meanwhile, we have a new trilogy beginning-CAPTIVE HEARTS.Three women go from hostages during a crime to prisoners of passion.That's Father, Lover, Bodyguard from Cassie Miles now and, next month,Patricia Werner'sJfo To Protect.In Tina Vasilos's In Her Lover's Eyes nurse Abby Chance becomesinvolved with sexy murder suspect Zach Andros. And in Saranne Dawson'sLawman Lover Michael Quinn is reunited with old flame Amanda Sturdevantin their quest to find a killer. We're sure you'll find them all quitebreathtaking!Look after yourselves and come back next month when there'll also benew books from Rebecca York, Shawna Delacorte and Charlotte Douglas.The Editors^SILHOUETTEDID YOU PURCHASE THIS BOOK WITHOUT A COVER?If you did, you should be aware it is stolen property as it wasreported unsold and destroyed by a retailer. Neither the author northe publisher has received any payment for this book.All the characters in this book have no existence outside theimagination of the author, and have no relation whatsoever to anyonebearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspiredby any individual known or unknown to the author, and all the incidentsare pure invention.All Rights Reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or inpart in any form. This edition is published by arrangement withHarlequin Enterprises II B.V.The text of this publication or any part thereof may not be reproducedor transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopying, recording, storage in an information retrievalsystem, or otherwise, without the written permission of thepublisher.This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way oftrade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulatedwithout the prior consent of the publisher in any form of binding orcover other than that in which it is published and without a similarcondition including this condition being imposed on the subsequentpurchaser.Silhouette and Colophon are registered trademarks of Harlequin BooksS.A." used under licence.First published in Great Britain 2000 Silhouette Books, Eton House,18-24 Paradise Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1SR ) Freda VasilopoulosISBN 0 373 22532 6 460005Printed and bound in Spain by Litografia Roses S.A." Barcelona has written romantic suspense for many years. She hastravelled widely around the world, and she uses her trips to researchher novels. Tina and her husband live with their son in Clearbrook,British Columbia.Chapter One"It was a freak accident," Abby's friend Jane confided as they filledtheir coffee mugs in the hospital cafeteria."But it seems fishy to me. Forklifts just don't run away like that."Abby's eyes widened."You mean" -Jane glanced around, lowering her voice as they moved downthe line to the cash register."I'm sure Eleni's behind it. His ex-wife. She's a witch with acapital B, if you know what I mean. They say she's been dragging himthrough the courts for almost three years."Hell hath no fury," and all that. ""Are you together?" the cashier cut in."I'll get it," Abby said quickly, digging into her purse."Three dollars and forty-six cents," the cashier intoned."Don't ask me what he ever saw in her," Jane continued as they sat downat a table."Unless it was the money, as everyone said.""But he's rich, isn't he?" Abby let her gaze wander around thecavernous room, largely deserted in midafternoon. A couple of othernurses sat at a table near the windows, and in the far corner sherecognized a family whose child had been a recurring patient inpediatrics from the time she'd worked in that department. She wonderedif the little girl was doing better now. Probably not, worse luck, ifthey were here."He's rich now," Jane stated."But he was only starting out when they got married. Interest rateswere still high, so the first years must have been a struggle. Hermoney would have come in handy."Hearing the slightly spiteful note in Jane's voice, Abby brought herattention back to her friend."You don't know that."Jane shrugged."No, I don't. And it seems the tables are turned now.Eleni wants a big cut of his business enterprises. "Abby's mouth curved in amusement."Where did you hear all this?""Jack's cousin used to go to school with Eleni. They're stillfriends.And Jack and the cousin's husband play racquetball together every week.You know how men like to gossip. ""Do they?" Abby sipped her coffee and took a bite of her brownie."Iguess I'll take your word for it. ""Believe it," Jane said. She rolled her eyes in a parody of ecstasy."But isn't he a hunk, with that gorgeous black hair--I wish I had thatnatural curl. And I could just swoon at those brooding dark looks,even if his eyes are blue and not brown or black as you'd expect withhis coloring. He could park his shoes under my bed at any time."Abby burst out laughing, hoping the blush that warmed her cheeks didn'treveal her similar thoughts. Thoughts she had no business entertainingabout a patient."Jane, I'm shocked. You've got Jack. And women haven't swooned sinceVictorian days.""Maybe they should revive it. I'm married, kid, not dead. I canlook."Jane's brown eyes narrowed."How about you? He's your patient for the next two days. You get tofetch his bedpans, bathe him""Uh-uh," Abby cut in, shaking her head."I heard him complaining to Dr. Scott already, and he told him hecould get up as long as someone was in the room, and walk as far as thebathroom."Jane wrinkled her nose."Too bad. But it doesn't change the fact that he's your patient andit's not that busy up there right now. You can get to know each other.And when he gets out, he'll ask you to dinner, and who knows whereit'll go from there.""Yeah, right," Abby said flatly."He's going to want to see his nurse once he's out. He's already madehis feelings clear enough. I'm his jailer. He wanted to go home rightout of the emergency room, with his head full of stitches and barelyable to stand upright.""Shows he's got grit. Good quality in a man." Jane drained her mugand got up."Well, back to the fray."Waving to a couple of their colleagues who'd just started their break,they left the cafeteria. Against her will, thoughts of Zachary Andros,her new patient, and the hunk in question, taunted Abby as she ran upthe stairs to the second floor. Jane was right; he was gorgeous. Andany woman with red blood in her veins would notice. It was a wonderthat Jane hadn't noticed that she wasn't exactly immune to Zach's darkgood looks, in spite of his complaints.Nurses weren't supposed to get involved with their patients, especiallyone who'd be gone tomorrow, or the next day at the latest.She nodded to Cynthia, the head nurse, who was sitting at the nursingstation."How's our new patient?" she asked as she picked up his chart andscanned it."He's got a couple of visitors. I think one of them is his ex-wife."His ex-wife. A chill ran through Abby's body. She chided herself.Probably she was overreacting to Jane's words, which might only begossip, exaggerated a hundred times in the telling. Eleni must haveheard of his accident and decided to see how he was. She wouldn't bebothering him with business at a time like this.Still trying to reassure herself, Abby hurried down the hall. The doorto his private room was closed. That in itself wasn't ominous, sincehe could call the nursing station with the bed buzzer. But it wascertainly irregular; she had left the door open, and according to thechart no one else had been in there in the half hour since she'd beengone.She paused, the painted wooden door cool under her hand."Well, I guess I'll see you in court, then." The woman's voice rose toa shrill, almost hysterical pitch."We'll see if you get away with this."Abby clenched her fist as his deep voice washed over her."Go ahead. I can't stop you. But I will stop you from taking mybusiness.""Your business?" The woman gave a nasty laugh."The business you started with my mo... [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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