âItâs going to take a lot more than a contract to make me marry you.â
Will took a step toward her, his grin widening. âThen tell me what you want, Janie.â
This was it. Heâd sweep her into his arms and kiss her, ravaging her mouth with his lips. And if he did, Jane might as well start shopping for a white dress. At this rate, there was no way she was going to avoid falling in love with Will McCaffrey again, just as she had all those years ago. But sheâd be a fool to put her heart at risk again.
âL-letâs suppose for a moment that this contract is legal, which I donât think it is. It was six years ago. You were drunk and I wasâ¦under the influenceâ¦.â She drew a shaky breath. âWhy are you doing this, anyway?â
âI just want you to go out to dinner with me tonight. I want to share a bottle of champagne and get to know you all over again.â
Jane shook her head, her instinct for self-preservation finally kicking in. âNo. Iâm not going to date you and Iâm not going to marry you!â
Will shrugged and stepped away from her. âThen I guess Iâll see you in court.â
Dear Reader,
Itâs Harlequin Temptationâs twentieth birthday and weâre ready to do some celebrating. After all, weâre young, weâre legal (well, almost) and weâre old enough to get into trouble! Who could resist?
Weâve been publishing outstanding novels for the past twenty years, and there are many more where those came from. Donât miss upcoming books by your favorite authors: Vicki Lewis Thompson, Kate Hoffmann, Kristine Rolofson, Jill Shalvis and Leslie Kelly. And Harlequin Temptation has always offered talented new authors to add to your collection. In the next few months look for stories from some of these exciting new finds: Emily McKay, Tanya Michaels, Cami Dalton and Mara Fox.
To celebrate our birthday, weâre bringing back one of our most popular miniseries, Editorâs Choice. Whenever we have a book thatâs new, innovative, extraordinary, look for the Editorâs Choice flash. And the first oneâs out this month! In Cover Me, talented Stephanie Bond tells the hilarious tale of a native New Yorker who finds herself out of her element and loving it. Written totally in the first person, Cover Me is a real treat. And donât miss the rest of this monthâs irresistible offeringsâa naughty Wrong Bed book by Jill Shalvis, another installment of the True Blue Calhouns by Julie Kistler and a delightful Valentine tale by Kate Hoffmann.
So, come be a part of the next generation of Harlequin Temptation. We might be a little wild, but weâre having a whole lot of fun. And who knowsâsome of the thrill might rub offâ¦.
Enjoy,
Brenda Chin
Associate Senior Editor
Harlequin Temptation
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORâ¦
Sometimes it takes a long time for a story to become a book. And thatâs certainly been the case with this one! I proposed this idea to my editors about three or four years ago, but the story kept getting pushed aside to make way for other projects, like those Mighty Quinns. But finally the time had come. And during those years, the story that began as a sweet little romance called The Cupid Contract evolved into a sinfully sensual tale entitled Legally Mine.
Whatâs even more exciting is that I got to write this book for such a special occasionâHarlequin Temptationâs twentieth anniversary. Itâs been wonderful to be a part of Harlequin Temptationâs list of authors for ten of those twenty years. From my first book in 1993, Indecent Exposure, to this one, Iâve thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this wonderful series. And I plan to continue writing for it for a long, long time.
So happy birthday, Temptation. And this book is dedicated to all of you readers whoâve made Harlequin Temptation such a success.
Happy reading!
Kate Hoffmann
Books by Kate Hoffmann
HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION
795âALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
821âMR. RIGHT NOW
847âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: CONNOR
851âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: DYLAN
855âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: BRENDAN
933âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: LIAM
937âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: BRIAN
941âTHE MIGHTY QUINNS: SEAN
To my readers, who make my stories worth telling.
THE STRAINS OF A CELINE DION ballad echoed through the tiny apartment while the scent of vanilla candles permeated the air. Jane Singleton stepped out of the bubble bath and wrapped herself in her chenille robe, then strolled out to the living room, singing along with the love song.
Everything was perfect. The lights were down low, the champagne was on ice, sheâd fluffed up her chintz pillows on the sofa, and the chocolate-covered strawberries were chilling in the refrigerator. It was Valentineâs Day and while other girls were fretting over dates and dresses, she was spending the most romantic day of the year pampering herself. After a long, relaxing bath, she was ready to settle in for the evening to enjoy an Audrey Hepburn film festival, starting with her favorite videoâBreakfast at Tiffanyâs.