Joan Pickart - Taming Tall, Dark Brandon

Andrea Cunningham Was A Menace. Andrea Cunningham Was A Menace. She did tricky little things to his mind and wreaked havoc with his body. The two weeks that she was scheduled to stay at the hotel couldn’t pass quickly enough as far as he was concerned. Two weeks. Then Andrea would repack her suitcase, settle her bill and leave. She’d be gone, never to be seen again. Never? his mind echoed. Well, sure. That was how it was with guests of the hotel. They came, they went, end of story. Unless Andrea decided to visit Prescott again at some point in the future and stayed at Hamilton House while doing so, in two weeks she’d be out of sight, out of mind forever. Wrong, Brandon thought in the next instant. He had a sneaking suspicion that it would take a while to dismiss Andrea Cunningham from his mind... . Letter to Reader Dear Reader, Why not sit back and relax this summer with Silhouette Desire? As always, our six June Desire books feature strong heroes and spirited heroines who come together in a highly passionate, emotionally powerful and provocative read. Anne McAllister kicks off June with a wonderful new MAN OF THE MONTH title, The Stardust Cowboy. Strong, silent Riley Stratton brings hope and love into the life of a single mother. The fabulous miniseries FORTUNE’S CHILDREN: THE BRIDES concludes with Undercover Groom by Merline Lovelace, in which a sexy secret agent rescues an amnesiac runaway bride. And Silhouette Books has more Fortunes to come, starting this August with a new twelve-book continuity series, THE FORTUNES OF TEXAS. Meanwhile, Alexandra Sellers continues her exotic SONS OF THE DESERT series with Beloved Sheikh, in which a to-die-for sheikh rescues an American beauty-in-jeopardy. One Small Secret by Meagan McKinney is a reunion romance with a surprise for a former summer flame. Popular Joan Elliott Pickart begins her new miniseries, THE BACHELOR BET, with Taming Tall, Dark Brandon. And there’s a pretend marriage between an Alpha male hero and blue-blooded heroine in Suzanne Simms’s The Willful Wife. So hit the beach this summer with any of these sensuous Silhouette Desire titles...or take all six along! Enjoy! Joan Marlow Golan Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire Please address questions and book requests to Silhouette Reader Service U S 3010 Walden Ave., PO. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269 Canadian: PO. Box 609, Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3 Title Page Taming Tall, Dark Brandon Joan Elliott Pickart www.millsandboon.co.uk Dedication With special thanks to Tara Gavin, Editor Extraordinaire! About the Author JOAN ELLIOTT PICKART is the author of over seventy novels. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys watching football, knitting, reading, gardening and attending craft shows on the town square. Joan has three all-grown-up daughters and a fantastic little grandson. In September of 1995, Joan traveled to China to adopt her fourth daughter, Autumn. Joan and Autumn have settled into their cozy cottage in a charming small town in the high pine country of Arizona. THE BACHELORS: THE BACHELORS: Brandon Hamilton: Age 35. Hotel owner. 6 ft., nicely built. Black hair, dark eyes. Principled, protective ... powerfully attractive. TAMING TALL, DARK BRANDON, June 1999, Silhouette Desire Taylor Sinclair: Age 36. Accountant. 6 ft., trim. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Self-confident, smart, stylish...sexy. THE IRRESISTIBLE MR. SINCLAIR, July 1999, Silhouette Special Edition Ben Rizzoli: Age 35. Doctor. 6 ft., rugged. Black hair, dark eyes. Private, precise, proud...purely potent. THE MOST ELIGIBLE M.D., August 1999, Silhouette Special Edition These bachelor best friends have bet that marriage and family will never be part of their lives. But they’ll learn never to bet against love.... Meet Brandon, Taylor and Ben in bestselling author Joan Elliott Pickart’s engaging new miniseries Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Epilogue Copyright

Andrea Cunningham Was A Menace.

She did tricky little things to his mind and wreaked havoc with his body. The two weeks that she was scheduled to stay at the hotel couldn’t pass quickly enough as far as he was concerned.

Two weeks. Then Andrea would repack her suitcase, settle her bill and leave. She’d be gone, never to be seen again.

Never? his mind echoed.

Well, sure. That was how it was with guests of the hotel. They came, they went, end of story. Unless Andrea decided to visit Prescott again at some point in the future and stayed at Hamilton House while doing so, in two weeks she’d be out of sight, out of mind forever.

Wrong, Brandon thought in the next instant. He had a sneaking suspicion that it would take a while to dismiss Andrea Cunningham from his mind... .

Dear Reader,

Why not sit back and relax this summer with Silhouette Desire? As always, our six June Desire books feature strong heroes and spirited heroines who come together in a highly passionate, emotionally powerful and provocative read.

Anne McAllister kicks off June with a wonderful new MAN OF THE MONTH title, The Stardust Cowboy. Strong, silent Riley Stratton brings hope and love into the life of a single mother.

The fabulous miniseries FORTUNE’S CHILDREN: THE BRIDES concludes with Undercover Groom by Merline Lovelace, in which a sexy secret agent rescues an amnesiac runaway bride. And Silhouette Books has more Fortunes to come, starting this August with a new twelve-book continuity series, THE FORTUNES OF TEXAS.

Meanwhile, Alexandra Sellers continues her exotic SONS OF THE DESERT series with Beloved Sheikh, in which a to-die-for sheikh rescues an American beauty-in-jeopardy. One Small Secret by Meagan McKinney is a reunion romance with a surprise for a former summer flame. Popular Joan Elliott Pickart begins her new miniseries, THE BACHELOR BET, with Taming Tall, Dark Brandon. And there’s a pretend marriage between an Alpha male hero and blue-blooded heroine in Suzanne Simms’s The Willful Wife.

So hit the beach this summer with any of these sensuous Silhouette Desire titles...or take all six along!

Enjoy!

Joan Marlow Golan

Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire

Please address questions and book requests to

Silhouette Reader Service

U S 3010 Walden Ave., PO. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269

Canadian: PO. Box 609, Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3

Taming Tall, Dark Brandon

Joan Elliott Pickart

www.millsandboon.co.uk

With special thanks

to Tara Gavin,

Editor Extraordinaire!

JOAN ELLIOTT PICKART is the author of over seventy novels. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys watching football, knitting, reading, gardening and attending craft shows on the town square. Joan has three all-grown-up daughters and a fantastic little grandson. In September of 1995, Joan traveled to China to adopt her fourth daughter, Autumn. Joan and Autumn have settled into their cozy cottage in a charming small town in the high pine country of Arizona.

THE BACHELORS:

Brandon Hamilton:

Age 35. Hotel owner. 6 ft., nicely built. Black hair, dark

eyes. Principled, protective ... powerfully attractive.

TAMING TALL, DARK BRANDON,

June 1999, Silhouette Desire

Taylor Sinclair:

Age 36. Accountant. 6 ft., trim. Light brown hair, brown

eyes. Self-confident, smart, stylish...sexy.

THE IRRESISTIBLE MR. SINCLAIR,

July 1999, Silhouette Special Edition

Ben Rizzoli:

Age 35. Doctor. 6 ft., rugged. Black hair, dark eyes.

Private, precise, proud...purely potent.

THE MOST ELIGIBLE M.D.,

August 1999, Silhouette Special Edition

These bachelor best friends have bet that marriage and

family will never be part of their lives.

But they’ll learn never to bet against love....