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The Texan's Suite Romance
Judy Christenberry
PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITHSEXY TEXAN AUTHORQ: Dr. Alex Myerson, is it possible to overcome heartbreak and find that special person meant just for me–er, I mean you?A: Read Making the Most of Life, Tabitha Tyler, and you'll have your answer! It's possible, but personally, I wouldn't risk falling in love again, especially not with my publicist…no matter how appealing you are.Q: Well, Alex…I did read your self-help ■book and my advice, "Doctor, heal thyself." I'd even go so far as to offer you my private assistance for mending your .wounded heart. What do you say?'A: I'd say that's a pretty sweet proposition….
“You know all about pain, don’t you, Alex?”
He kept his head down, his hair shining in the candlelight from their dinner table.
Tabitha pressed on. “Losing someone doesn’t mean you can’t rejoin the human race.”
“I’ve already done that.”
“Have you, Alex? Have you dated? Kissed a woman? Had sex? Those are normal functions of a human, aren’t they?”
He looked up then and his gaze seemed to burn into her. She could feel her body temperature rising with every passing second. “Why do you care, Tabitha?” he asked in a husky voice. “Are you offering?”
Dear Reader,
Four special women shatter the barricades they’ve built around their dreams, in Silhouette Romance this month. Be it openly defying the life role set out for them or realizing their life’s ambition, these independent ladies represent the type of aspirational heroines we’re looking for in Silhouette Romance.
Myrna Mackenzie launches our newest trilogy, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, with Much Ado About Matchmaking (SR #1786) in which a woman who doesn’t think she’s special or beautiful enough for the worldly hero finally gets the courage to listen to her heart. The Texan’s Suite Romance (SR #1787) rounds out Judy Christenberry’s LONE STAR BRIDES continuity and features a woman who knows Mr. Right when she meets him but now must help him heal enough to let love back into his lonely life. When her screenplay is made into a movie set on her family’s ranch, one woman thinks she’s fulfilled all her dreams…until she meets one very handsome stuntman. Watch this drama unfold in Lights, Action…Family! (SR #1788)—the concluding romance in Patricia Thayer’s LOVE AT THE GOODTIME CAFÉ miniseries. Finally, Crystal Green wraps up the BLOSSOM COUNTY FAIR series with Her Gypsy Prince (SR #1789) in which a sheltered woman bucks her family’s wishes to pursue a forbidden love.
And be sure to come back next month when Elizabeth Harbison puts a modern spin on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew.
Happy reading,
Ann Leslie Tuttle Associate Senior Editor
The Texan’s Suite Romance
Lone Star Brides
Judy Christenberry
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
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JUDY CHRISTENBERRY
has been writing romances for over fifteen years because she loves happy endings as much as her readers do. She’s a bestselling author for Harlequin American Romance, but she has a long love of traditional romances and is delighted to tell a story that brings those elements to the reader. A former high school French teacher, Judy devotes her time to writing. She hopes readers have as much fun reading her stories as she does writing them. She spends her spare time reading, watching her favorite sports teams and keeping track of her two adult daughters.
Contents
Chapter One (#uf4491122-f060-5b2e-b52d-b88cd18335d3)
Chapter Two (#u875e0325-cfba-5f7a-b504-98330b91f355)
Chapter Three (#ucd77d3f0-831c-529c-a1ba-25a46d4d945c)
Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One
Tabitha Tyler woke slowly. It was the first day of summer vacation, a day she’d dreamed of for several months now. She’d planned a day with no problems, no must-dos. Just peace and quiet.
The ringing phone shattered the stillness. She looked at her watch automatically. Nine-thirty. It must be one of her sisters. Had Tommie, the oldest of the triplets, gone into an early labor? Tabitha grabbed the phone.
“Hello?”
“Tabitha, it’s Mona.”
Mona Langston had been Tabitha’s publicist when last year she launched her exercise videos aimed at teenagers, the age level to whom Tabitha taught P.E. in school. They’d become good friends.
“You don’t sound so good, Mona. What’s wrong?”
“I’m in the hospital. I’ve been in a car wreck.” Before Tabitha could inquire, she added, “Both my legs are broken.”
“Oh, Mona, I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do?”
“I was hoping you’d ask. Tabitha, I have a new client who is moving me into the big time. His publisher recommended me because of the feedback from your tour we did last summer.”
“Congratulations, Mona, but that doesn’t tell me what I can do.”
“Think about it. I can’t take this guy on tour. And I’m a one-woman office. I don’t have anyone to replace me.”
“Is there any way you can delay the tour?”
“No! We’re supposed to leave tomorrow and be on the road for six weeks. It’s all planned. All you’d have to do is confirm the arrangements and have him follow the plan. You could do it, Tabitha!”
“Whoa! Wait a minute, Mona. I’m not a publicist.”
“Maybe not, but you’re beautiful and smart and good with people. Besides, I’ve done all the preparations. This is the easy part. And you’ll get to travel free on my company credit card.”
“But, Mona—”
“This is a big opportunity for me, Tabitha. It’s my chance to prove myself to New York publishers. Please say you’ll do it.”
“I—I guess I could, but what if I mess up?”
“You won’t. Pack your business suits and whatever else you need and come see me here at the hospital. I’ll give you the keys to my office so you can get the necessary papers. Don’t worry, it’ll be fun!”
Fun? The jury was still out on that, but it would be an experience. Besides, she had nothing holding her in Fort Worth…. “Okay. By the way, who is this person?”
“I talked to you about him. Dr. Alex Myerson. He’s the psychologist you wrote up a training plan for at the club.”
“Did Dr. Myerson follow my plan?”
“Absolutely, and he looks wonderful. He’ll easily impress all the interviewers.”
An all-expense-paid trip and a handsome guy? Tabitha smiled to herself. The summer was looking better already.
The next morning, dressed in her best suit, a red one that accentuated her blond hair, Tabitha arrived at the airport. In one hand she carried Mona’s briefcase, crammed with every detail of the tour. In the other, she held a publicity photo of her client, so she could recognize him.
She found him sitting in the waiting area by their gate. Mona was right. Alex Myerson was handsome, with light-brown hair, hazel eyes and a perfect body, thanks to her workout plan.
“Good morning, Dr. Myerson,” she said, smiling.
He looked up, letting his gaze cover her from head to toe. Then he muttered, “Not interested.”
Startled by his response, Tabitha stammered, “I—I beg your pardon?”
“I don’t know where you got my name, but I don’t want to make any new friends today. I’m leaving town.”
“Of course you are. With me.” Why was he acting so strangely?
He stood and looked down at her. “Lady, I’m not going anywhere with you. I don’t even know you.”
“Didn’t Mona tell you?” Tabitha couldn’t believe Mona would forget that important part.
“Tell me what?”
“About the accident…and the tour.”
“The last I heard from Mona was a few days ago when she gave me my ticket for the first flight.”
Tabitha sat down hurriedly, not sure her knees could hold her. She pulled out Mona’s cell phone and dialed her number at the hospital. “Mona, you forgot to tell Dr. Myerson!”
“Oh, Tabitha, I took pain pills last night and fell asleep before I could call!”
“He’s here with me now, Mona. Can you explain to him what happened?”
