Patty Salier - The Sex Test

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Excerpt “I Knew This Would Happen,” She Blurted, Shoving His Résumé Back Into Her Briefcase. “What?” “Men don’t take the university sex study very seriously,” she went on, unable to control herself. “One anonymous male wrote on his volunteer form that he made love one hundred times per day, eight days per week. By any chance, was that you?” Zane’s grin came slow and easy. “Sex can make a man say wild things,” he said. “Like when I have sex with a woman, she can make me forget where I am, what day it is or even who I am. Does sex with a man do that to you, Professor?” “Me?” she asked, taken aback. “I—I—” How could she tell him that sensual pleasure was like a fever to her—hot and dangerous. And that it was sex that destroyed her engagement.

Dear Reader Dear Reader, This month, we begin HOLIDAY HONEYMOONS, a wonderful new cross-line continuity series written by two of your favorites—Merline Lovelace and Carole Buck. The series begins in October with Merline’s Halloween Honeymoon. Then, once a month right through February, look for holiday love stories by Merline and Carole—in Desire for November, Intimate Moments for December, back to Desire in January and concluding in Intimate Moments for Valentine’s Day. Sound confusing? It’s not—we’ll keep you posted as the series continues…and I personally guarantee that these books are keepers! And there are other goodies in store for you. Don’t miss the fun as Cathie Linz’s delightful series THREE WEDDINGS AND A GIFT continues with Seducing Hunter. And Lass Small’s MAN OF THE MONTH, The Texas Blue Norther, is simply scrumptious. Those of you who want an ultrasensuous love story need look no further than The Sex Test by Patty Salier. She’s part of our WOMEN TO WATCH program highlighting brand-new writers. Warning: this book is HOT! Readers who can’t get enough of cowboys shouldn’t miss Anne Marie Winston’s Rancher’s Baby. And if you’re partial to a classic amnesia story (as I certainly am!), be sure to read Barbara McCauley’s delectable Midnight Bride. And, as always, I’m here to listen to you—so don’t be afraid to write and tell me your thoughts about Desire! Until next month, Senior Editor Please address questions and book requests to: Silhouette Reader Service U.S.: 3010 Walden Ave., P.O. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269 Canadian: P.O. Box 609, Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3

Title Page The Sex Test Patty Salier www.millsandboon.co.uk

Dedication For my wonderful husband, lover and best fried, Edward, and for my extraordinarily gifted children, Diana and Jeff.

About the Author PATTY SALIER Bom and raised in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York, Patty credits her mother for her keen logic and her father for her curious, creative mind. She has been a published writer for many years. To Patty, her wonderful husband and two great children are everything she could ever want in life. “I’ve got so much to be thankful for.” Patty will enjoy hearing from her readers. Send a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to P.O. Box 66816, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

A Letter from the Author A Letter from the Author Dear Reader, I was thrilled when Lucia Macro telephoned me from Silhouette Books in New York to say, “Patty, we want to buy The Sex Test.” I calmly and professionally replied, “That’s wonderful,” got off the phone and then cheered, hooted and happily burst into tears. “I sold it! I sold it!” Actually, I’ve been a published magazine writer for years. I’ve sold my short stories to confession-story magazines such as Intimate Story, Personal Romances, True Life Secrets and True Confessions. But I’ve always dreamed of writing a romance novel, especially since I’m a major romantic. With two great kids, I’m still wildly in love with my husband, and I love to sensually fantasize. While writing The Sex Test, I had fun imagining myself as a professor doing a sex study on the nineties single male. I immensely enjoyed falling in love with my hero as I probed his male psyche for his innermost erotic secrets. To me, the best part of writing The Sex Test was creating a heroine who realized that her fantasies and passionate desire for the man she loved were totally and completely natural. I hope you enjoy reading The Sex Test, because I loved writing it! All my best to you,

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“What?”

“Men don’t take the university sex study very seriously,” she went on, unable to control herself. “One anonymous male wrote on his volunteer form that he made love one hundred times per day, eight days per week. By any chance, was that you?”

Zane’s grin came slow and easy. “Sex can make a man say wild things,” he said. “Like when I have sex with a woman, she can make me forget where I am, what day it is or even who I am. Does sex with a man do that to you, Professor?”

“Me?” she asked, taken aback. “I—I—” How could she tell him that sensual pleasure was like a fever to her—hot and dangerous. And that it was sex that destroyed her engagement.

Dear Reader,

This month, we begin HOLIDAY HONEYMOONS, a wonderful new cross-line continuity series written by two of your favorites—Merline Lovelace and Carole Buck. The series begins in October with Merline’s Halloween Honeymoon. Then, once a month right through February, look for holiday love stories by Merline and Carole—in Desire for November, Intimate Moments for December, back to Desire in January and concluding in Intimate Moments for Valentine’s Day. Sound confusing? It’s not—we’ll keep you posted as the series continues…and I personally guarantee that these books are keepers!

And there are other goodies in store for you. Don’t miss the fun as Cathie Linz’s delightful series THREE WEDDINGS AND A GIFT continues with Seducing Hunter. And Lass Small’s MAN OF THE MONTH, The Texas Blue Norther, is simply scrumptious.

Those of you who want an ultrasensuous love story need look no further than The Sex Test by Patty Salier. She’s part of our WOMEN TO WATCH program highlighting brand-new writers. Warning: this book is HOT!

Readers who can’t get enough of cowboys shouldn’t miss Anne Marie Winston’s Rancher’s Baby. And if you’re partial to a classic amnesia story (as I certainly am!), be sure to read Barbara McCauley’s delectable Midnight Bride.

And, as always, I’m here to listen to you—so don’t be afraid to write and tell me your thoughts about Desire!

Until next month,

Senior Editor

Please address questions and book requests to:

Silhouette Reader Service

U.S.: 3010 Walden Ave., P.O. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269

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

www.millsandboon.co.uk

For my wonderful husband, lover and best fried,

Edward, and for my extraordinarily gifted children,

Diana and Jeff.

Bom and raised in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York, Patty credits her mother for her keen logic and her father for her curious, creative mind. She has been a published writer for many years. To Patty, her wonderful husband and two great children are everything she could ever want in life. “I’ve got so much to be thankful for.”