She and Alex McMullin were alone in a very small bedroom
âAlex!â Gillian gasped, taking in the reality of the man in a split second, starting with the wavy, jet-black hair and the piercing blue eyes. âYouâ¦. What in Sam Hill do you think youâre doingâlying in wait for me?â
He laughed. âIâm giving you an illustration of the dangers youâre going to be facingâif you let your lieutenant talk you into this job.â
âYouâll have to excuse me. Iâm late for a training session.â
When she tried to brush past him, he put a restraining hand on her shoulder. âYeah. Itâs already started. Iâm your trainer for the afternoon. Weâre going to be working together, so we might as well get comfortable with each other.â
Both of them knew there was no way for them to be comfortable with each other. Not with pictures flashing in her mind of the hot and steamy sex theyâd enjoyed before heâd ended the relationship. Was he thinking about that, too?
âI thought I was going over self-defense strategies,â she blurted. âThis isnât supposed to be anything sexual.â
He turned to face her. âYou are playing the part of a prostitute. So, by its very nature, your assignment has sexual implications. Depending on how things shake out, you and I could easily end up in bed together.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
Temperatures are rising this month at Harlequin Intrigue! So whether our mesmerizing men of action are steaming up their love lives or packing heat in high-stakes situations, Julyâs lineup is guaranteed to sizzle!
Back by popular demand is the newest branch of our Confidential series. Meet the heroes of NEW ORLEANS CONFIDENTIALâtough undercover operatives who will stop at nothing to rid the streets of a crime ring tied to the most dangerous movers and shakers in town. USA TODAY bestselling author Rebecca York launches the series with Undercover Encounterâa darkly sensual tale about a secret agent who uses every resource at his disposal to get his former flame out alive when she goes deep undercover in the sultry French Quarter.
The highly acclaimed Gayle Wilson returns to the lineup with Sight Unseen. In book three of PHOENIX BROTHERHOOD, itâs a race against time to prevent a powerful terrorist organization from unleashing unspeakable harm. Prepare to become entangled in Velvet Ropes by Patricia Rosemoorâbook three in CLUB UNDERCOVERâwhen a clandestine investigation plunges a couple into dangerâ¦.
Our sassy inline continuity SHOTGUN SALLYS ends with a bang! You wonât want to miss Lawful Engagement by Linda O. Johnston. In Cassie Milesâs newest Harlequin Intrigue titleâProtecting the Innocentâa widow trapped in a labyrinth of evil brings out the Achillesâ heel in a duplicitous man of mystery.
Delores Fossenâs newest thriller is not to be missed. Veiled Intentions arouses searing desires when two bickering cops pose as doting fiancés in their pursuit of a deranged sniper!
Enjoy our explosive lineup this month!
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor, Harlequin Intrigue
USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Award-winning, bestselling novelist Ruth Glick, who writes as Rebecca York, is the author of close to eighty books, including her popular 43 LIGHT STREET series for Harlequin Intrigue. Ruth says she has the best job in the world. Not only does she get paid for telling stories, sheâs also the author of twelve cookbooks. Ruth and her husband, Norman, travel frequently, researching locales for her novels and searching out new dishes for her cookbooks.
THE CONFIDENTIAL AGENTâS PLEDGE
I hereby swear to uphold the law to the best of my ability; to maintain the level of integrity of this agency by my compassion for victims, loyalty to my brothers and courage under fire.
And above all, to hold all information and identities in the strictest confidenceâ¦
Alexander McMullinâHe was a tough cop who quit the NOPD. Now heâs working for New Orleans Confidential on a top-secret case.
Gillian SeymourâA rookie cop, she takes a dangerous undercover assignment to clean up the streets of the Big Easy and forms an uneasy alliance with the man from her past.
Wiley LongbottomâThe retired director of Colorado Department of Public Safety came to New Orleans to have a good time and ended up close to death.
Conrad BurkeâAs head of NOC, heâs determined to find out who put Wiley Longbottom in the hospital.
Seth LewisâA rough-around-the-edges Confidential operative.
Tanner HarrisonâThis world-weary ex-CIA agent has problems he doesnât even know aboutâ¦.
Maurice GaspardâThe pimp who cracks the whip at the elegant bordello called the McDonough Club.
Madame Cynthia DupréâShe keeps the working girls in line and the customers satisfied at the McDonough Club.
Jack SmithâThis bartender mixes drugs with drinks at Bourbon Street Libations.
LilyâThis frightened teenage runaway is âworkingâ at the McDonough Club, but she didnât volunteer for the job.