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“I’ve spent four long years getting you out of my system, Mike,” Sandra whispered hoarsely, her eyes glistening with tears. “I don’t want you back. I can’t afford to have you back.” “Why not?” he rasped, the taste of her still on his lips. “You felt it, too—” “Of course I felt it! Passion was never our problem, Mike. You could look at me and I’d burst into flames. But what about outside the bedroom? What about real life?” “Sandra, what do you want from me?” “I don’t know. I…just… I want you to go home.” “Fine,” he said savagely. Blood was still pounding in his veins. He was angry. And confused. Then he looked at Sandra, and desire took over again. He took a step forward. She cut him off. “You walked away easily enough once before, Mike,” she said. “Don’t tell me you can’t do it now….” Dear Reader, Happy New Year! Silhouette Intimate Moments is starting the year off with a bang—not to mention six great books. Why not begin with the latest of THE PROTECTORS, Beverly Barton’s miniseries about men no woman can resist? In Murdock’s Last Stand, a well-muscled mercenary meets his match in a woman who suddenly has him thinking of forever. Alicia Scott returns with Marrying Mike… Again, an intense reunion story featuring a couple who are both police officers with old hurts to heal before their happy ending. Try Terese Ramin’s A Drive-By Wedding when you’re in the mood for suspense, an undercover agent hero, an irresistible child and a carjacked heroine who ends up glad to go along for the ride. Already known for her compelling storytelling abilities, Eileen Wilks lives up to her reputation with Midnight Promises, a marriage-of-convenience story unlike any other you’ve ever read. Virginia Kantra brings you the next of the irresistible MacNeills in The Comeback of Con MacNeill, and Kate Stevenson returns after a long time away, with Witness…and Wife? All six books live up to Intimate Moments’ reputation for excitement and passion mixed together in just the right proportions, so I hope you enjoy them all. Yours, Leslie J. Wainger Executive Senior Editor MARRYING MIKE… AGAIN A S LICIA COTT To my grandfather, Virgil Chadwick, for all the rides in the red pickup truck. I miss you, Grandpa. Books by Alicia Scott Silhouette Intimate Moments Walking After Midnight #466 Shadow’s Flame #546 Waking Nightmare #586 *At the Midnight Hour #658 *Hiding Jessica #668 *The Quiet One #701 *The One Worth Waiting For #713 *The One Who Almost Got Away #723 †Maggie’s Man #776 †MacNamara’s Woman #813 †Brandon’s Bride #837 Marrying Mike… Again #980 Silhouette Books 36 Hours Partners In Crime ALICIA SCOTT recently escaped the corporate world to pursue her writing full-time. According to the former consultant, “I’ve always been a writer. It’s the perfect job, and you just can’t beat the dress code.” Born in Hawaii, she grew up in Oregon before moving to New England. Winner of Romantic Times Magazine’s award for Career Achievement in Series Romantic Suspense, she also writes New York Times bestselling mainstream suspense thrillers as Lisa Gardner. Alicia is also proud to announce that she finally met the man of her dreams. She and her hubby have settled down in Rhode Island, where they are raising one cat and a bunny. Alicia loves to hear from readers. You can reach her c/o Silhouette Books, 300 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017. Contents Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Epilogue Prologue Letter to the Editor April 18 Editor’s Note: This letter arrived at the Citizen’s Post last week. After much deliberation we made the determination to print the letter in the interest of freedom of speech. We have printed it in its original form, all language stands as the author intended. Please note “The Man” is slang for law enforcement while O.G.B. is the acronym for Original Ghetto Blood. Also, according to our city beat editor, “picnics” is generally used to describe gang members congregating in a parking lot to, indeed, picnic. Unfortunately, such gatherings are often an invitation for drive-by shootings by rivals. Responses to the letter can be sent to us. If you have any information on who might have sent the letter, please contact Sandra Aikens, Chief of Police, Alexandria County. Members of the Man: I had me a dad once. Not a real dad, but an alright one. Respected my mama. Bought me and my brother smokes. He went out one night. Cops caught him. Shot him in the back. I heard one say, Shhht, they gotta teach these boys how to run. I had me a sister once. Pretty. Other boys, they be lookin’ at her, but my mama not dumb. She tell her to play it straight, keep her inside most nights. We don’t argue with my mama. She work hard. My sister be by the window. Sun nice and bright. She comb her hair for the boys grinning on the sidewalk. Banger open fire. My sister don’t got a cheek now. Just a big, brown hole. Look like a snail live in her face. I had me a brother once. Big O.G.B. Man of respect. Push me around, make me tough. Make sure I know the score. My brother went to a picnic one day. He ain’t ever come back. I had me a mother once. Now, she sit in a big, ripped up chair. Stuffin stuck in her hair. Hold pictures and cry for things that ain’t gonna exist no more. Beg me, plead me, tell me to be better when we both no I wont. I gotta live on these streets. I gotta get through these halls and they be long and hard. Ain’t nothing she can do. Ain’t nothing I can do. You give us this world and y’all don’t care. You took my father. You took my sister you took my brother. Y’all broke my mama’s heart.
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