New Releases by Kristi Gold

Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now for a limited time only from July 1 to July 31! Escape with a rugged rancher, a hot Hollywood director and a playboy prince. This Harlequin Desire bundle includes Rumor Has It by Maureen Child, A Baby Between Friends by Kathie DeNosky, and One Night with the Sheikh by Kristi Gold. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!

His Latest, Greatest Conquest After a seven-year absence, Crown Prince Zain Mehdi returns to his throne with a tarnished reputation and finds a fiery, blue-eyed political consultant named Madison Foster to help him repair it. But Madison isn''t just another plaything for the sheikh…. A romance between a royal and a commoner is forbidden, yet Madison can''t resist the passionate nights in Zain''s bed, lying spent in his strong arms. Loving the crown prince is dangerous enough, but would Madison''s latest secret—a royal baby of her own—derail Zain''s reign for good…or end in happily ever after?

Una noche para recordar Andrea Hamilton no conseguía olvidar aquella noche que había pasado bajo las estrellas junto al hombre que amaba. Y para colmo Sam había regresado, y estaba más sexy que nunca; además acababa de contratar sus servicios como adiestradora de caballos. Pero lo que más le sorprendió fue enterarse de que su gran amor era ahora un príncipe... ¡un príncipe que quería ver a su hijo! A pesar de los años, Samir seguía recordando a la mujer a la que había tenido que abandonar para cumplir con su obligación. Pero cuando se enteró de que tenían un hijo en común, juró no volver a separarse de ella.

Taking their romance on the road? Camille Carson has known performers like Brett Taylor—arrogant, egotistical, incapable of commitment. And Brett, the Texas cowboy turned country music superstar, is no different. She knows that…even if he makes her feel as though she''s the only woman in the room when he starts crooning those romantic ballads. Resisting him is impossible. Still, Cammie''s smart enough to know that this affair with Brett is as fleeting as her temporary gig with his crew. So when she starts believing his lyrics, she knows she''s heaping on the heartache. Yet there''s something about him that whispers he might not be just another star. Could be his young daughter waiting in the wings. Could be how he is offstage. If Brett isn''t the man Cammie thinks he could be, it''s not too late to cut and run. But what if he is?

"From the moment they meet, Matt Boyd knows Rachel Wainwright is The One. Doesn''t matter that he''s from the wrong side of town or that her family has bigger plans for her. They belong together-and they defy the odds to be with each other. Contrary to what everyone says, they will make it. But when an unexpected tragedy drives a wedge between them, everything they share seems in jeopardy. Matt knows Rachel deserves the truth about what happened. Yet that truth could turn her away from him ... forever. Before it''s too late, he needs to remind her that this relationship is worth fighting for."--P. [4] of cover.

Su trabajo era entrevistar a aquel hombre, no acostarse con él... El millonario Mitch Warner, el príncipe inconformista de Oklahoma, no tardó en arrastrar a la periodista Tory Barmett a la aventura más apasionada que ella jamás habría imaginado. Igual que no habría imaginado cuál sería el resultado de su encuentro. Cuando Mitch apostó que no se casaría en los siguientes diez años, no había contado con conocer a alguien como Tori. Aquella belleza de ojos castaños lo había embrujado con sus besos hasta el punto de hacerle considerar tal compromiso. Pero sabía que ella ocultaba algún secreto y a él ya lo habían traicionado demasiadas veces como para arriesgarse...

No era sólo la corona lo que estaba en juego... también lo estaba su corazón La doctora Kate Milner no podía dejar de mirar al rey de Doriana y pensar en la química que había habido entre ellos en la universidad. Años después, estaba trabajando en su clínica y deseaba con todas sus fuerzas poder despojarlo de su atuendo real y descubrir al hombre que había conocido en otro tiempo. El recién nombrado monarca se enfrentaba a un gran dilema: ¿debía dejarse llevar por lo que sentía por Kate... y convertirse en presa de los periódicos sensacionalistas, o comportarse como un hombre de estado?

He''s served his country and now Chase Reed is ready to serve his hometown. As sheriff, he can give back to the people who helped him and reconnect with his old friends. Landing in the middle of an incident between Jessica Keller and her ex, however, is definitely not how Chase imagined reconnecting with her. Even with all the time and experience between them, he has never forgotten their night together. But things are different now. Jess has a son. Despite the crazy attraction they share, Chase isn''t ready to be a father. He might not have a choice, though. Because when she reveals the truth, he has to step up and be the man his son needs.

You can go home again At eighteen, Savannah Greer has a dream and one shot to make it happen. Choosing big-city success in corporate law means putting her family''s farm—and Sam McBriar—in her past. Now, years later, she''s on a path toward home. And she has every intention of keeping the visit brief. Too bad life gets in the way. With Sam managing the farm, Savannah can''t help but see him—everywhere! He''s as gorgeous as ever, and when he''s with his little girl? Well, it would take a stronger woman than Savannah to resist him. It''s not long before they''re picking up where they left off…until old betrayals and long-buried secrets threaten to separate them for good.

To Dana Landry, Will Baker looked as wild as a Texas tornado. Despite her cautious attitude toward men, Dana was mesmerized by Will. This cowboy’s combination of dimples and sun-streaked golden hair leant him a boyish charm, but his eyes held an allure that was one hundred percent grown-up male... ...and zero percent husband. A rodeo cowboy running from relationships, Will couldn’t offer the fairy-tale marriage and family that Dana longed for. And with endearing Dana stripping away the barriers that protected his heart, Will wanted to run again. But this time it wouldn’t be so easy...

His job was to keep Erin Brailey safe. But first, security expert Zach Miller had to convince the sultry beauty that she needed his protection...while keeping his desire for her hidden lest it lure them both into danger.... Taking control of her life for the first time, Erin wanted to rely on herself—even though Zach looked more than capable of handling all her needs. But after exchanging heated embraces with her new protector, Erin couldn’t help wondering: Was the safest place she could be...right in Zach’s arms?

Jared Granger''s business was saving lives. But a recent injury had turned the handsome M.D. into a patient—and he didn''t like it one bit...until he put himself in the healing hands of his physical therapist. Brooke Lewis was part seductress, part saint and all woman. Brooke wasn''t immune to the charms of the sexy surgeon and confirmed bachelor. And keeping her professional distance was a real challenge once she started Jared''s "home" therapy at his secluded weekend retreat. Administering to the needs of her new patient was one thing, but she was coming dangerously close to falling in love....

Social worker Cassie Allen had always fought her heart-stopping attraction to drop-dead-gorgeous Dr. Brendan O''Connor. After all, best friends didn''t feel that way about each other...did they? Then, one shattering night, long-denied passion finally spilled over. Now Cassie was stunned to discover that she and her best friend were about to become parents—of twins! Brendan wanted to marry her, strictly for the sake of the babies, and Cassie reluctantly agreed. But could she really settle for a marriage of convenience with this devastating man—when she really wanted so much more from him...?

Michelle Lewis had had her fill of smooth-talking healers. But Dr. Nick Kempner was hard to resist...especially when the sexy single father invited her to his scenic lakefront home for some much-needed R & R. Beneath the PR guru''s all-work-no-play exterior was a caring, passionate woman Nick was determined to get to know...much, much better. Michelle was sending his hormones—and his heart—into overdrive, and he had the perfect cure. She''d just have to trust him. Doctor''s orders.

A stranger''s kiss on New Year''s Eve had Joanna Blake nearly swooning—the last thing the struggling midwife needed. She never dreamed they''d meet again in a hospital delivery room, where she''d be working at the side of sexy-as-sin Dr. Rio Madrid, and on the verge of accepting his dangerously tempting invitation. When their lips touched at the stroke of midnight, Rio was lost in the sweetest sensual torment he''d ever known. Opening his lavish home to the strapped single mother was just borrowing trouble, for his reluctant Cinderella would soon learn that he was no fantasy prince. Unless Joanna found a way to liberate this rebel healer from his lonely life and free his heart to love...

From the moment blond hot-air balloonist Lizzie Matheson hit the deck of his yacht, Jack Dunlap knew he could kiss his solitude goodbye. His unconventional—and pregnant—passenger was driving him to distraction, making the reclusive millionaire long to remain stranded with this arousing mother-to-be forever. The last place Lizzie expected to find herself was adrift at sea with a seductive yachtsman. And the longer she spent in close quarters with the amorous "Captain" Jack, the harder it would be to leave him once they reached land. Unless she could turn a go-it-alone kind of guy into a partner-for-life....

HOT PURSUIT Tracker Darin Shakir worked alone. The mysterious Cattleman''s Club member had been burned in the past and he wasn''t about to see innocents hurt on this mission. But plans had gone awry—he''d wound up injured, and in bartender Fiona Powers''s capable hands. The feisty redhead was more than a match for this brooding sheikh and insisted on helping Darin. But his temporary, sexy new partner was a very tempting distraction Darin didn''t want, even as he yearned to show Fiona the fiery attraction blazing inside.

SLEEPING WITH A PRINCE? Her assignment was to interviewmillionaire Mitch Warner, theMaverick Prince of Oklahoma, notto sleep with him! But the confirmedbachelor soon had Tori Barnettentering into a scorching affair thathadn''t been part of her agenda.Nor had she counted on theunexpected result of their union.…When Mitch made a bet that hewouldn''t marry for ten years, hehadn''t counted on meeting someone like Tori. Thebrown-eyed beauty had branded him with her white-hotkisses and had him contemplating commitment. Yet hecould tell she was keeping secrets, and the man who hadbeen burned too many times wondered if giving his heartto Tori meant the world learning of his every desire.

THE SHEIKH''S TEMPTATION Fiery beauty Raina Kahlil wascontent until her long-absentfiancé, Sheikh Dharr Halim, cameto whisk her back to hiskingdom—to visit her family,not to marry her. Deep down sheached for the playboy prince, buttried to resist the palpable heatbetween them. Yet as his feveredtouch fueled her desire, she realized she''d beensaving herself all these years…for him!Dharr prepared himself for his eventual marriage toRaina and tried to warm her to the idea of a lovelessunion. But at each turn she dared him to unravel hisguarded heart. And the more heated their encountersbecame, the more he lost all reason—and ran the riskof complete surrender to her.…

If only his statement were true, Valerie Raines couldhave rested easy. But living in Gavin''s home madeher aware of her secret, vengeful motives for beingin town, and she couldn''t allow her attraction to thehandsome sheriff sway her from her purpose.But Gavin''s not-so-subtle seduction soon exhaustedValerie''s resolve until finally, she was in his bed. Nowit was even more imperative that she keep her secretsbecause she knew her lawman lover would neverforgive her betrayal. And not even the risk of losingGavin could stop her from seeking the justice shecraved.

Workaholic exec Drew Connelly returned from hisbusiness trip—dog tired, happy to see his daughterand…engaged? Before he could question how, his“fiancée” moved in for their “trial marriage”!What kind of woman could his six-year-olddaughter—and her octogenarian grandma—have found on the Internet? Kristina Simmonsseemed…enchanting. The virgin bride-to-be waslooking for a fresh start—any start, actually. Butmarriage was not on Drew''s To Do list. He''d letKristina down gently, make her see he was nothusband material. But then he made a tacticalerror: he kissed her.…

He''d loved her and left her, and now he was back. When Hollywood director Pete Traynor walked out on the movie Renee Marchand was producing, his departure ended up costing her the job she loved. Now he''s checked into her family''s New Orleans hotel and Renee is finding it hard to maintain her cool. His arrival triggers a lot of memories and just as many questions. Why did he disappear with no explanation? And why hasn''t Renee been able to forget the night they spent together? It doesn''t take long before she has at least one answer. Pete Traynor is still the most appealing man she''s ever met. Now she has to decide what to do about it.

Learning he might be incapable of fathering children turns hotshot sportswriter Kevin O''Brien''s world upside down. The news is bad enough, but the impact on his relationship with Dr. Leah Cordero…? Well, it''s best if he exits right now before he really wants what he can''t have. So imagine his surprise months later when Leah appears on his doorstep with a baby—his baby. Once his shock subsides, Kevin insists on being a part of his daughter''s life. The best way to do that? Move her and Leah into his house. It doesn''t take long for him to fall head over heels for his little girl and remember everything he loves about her mother. Now he has to show Leah they can become a forever family.

TO KNOW THE MAN, YOU MUST FIRST KNOW HIS MISTRESS Ford Ashton''s quest to discover who had killed his grandfather broughthim to the late billionaire''s mistress. Surely executive assistantKerry Roarke knew all the intimate details of the man''s life. And whatbetter way to get what he needed than to seduce it out of her? She was no man''s mistress—not that the press or the public wouldbelieve her. But now the woman who had been running away from herboss''s advances was finding herself drawn to a stranger with familiareyes and all-too-tempting kisses. The stage was set for seduction. But was Ford''s heart really ready forthe truth?DYNASTIES: THE ASHTONS A family built on lies…brought together bydark, passionate secrets.

The Sheikh’s Bidding by Kristi Gold Sheikh Samir Yaman wanted Andrea Hamilton’s attention; he was her late brother’s best friend, her first lover and he’d just learned he was the father of her son! His royal duty had torn them apart. But now he swore to claim his family and hold them close forever.

Espíritus rebeldes El príncipe Phillip de Silverdorn estaba harto de veladas interminables y cazafortunas... Hasta que en un baile en honor del nuevo rey de Altaria se fijó en una misteriosa mujer, ataviada con vestido de diseño y botas de militar. La heredera Alexandra Connelly no sabía por qué le había hecho creer al príncipe Phillip que era una adiestradora de caballos. Sólo quería un poco de diversión para olvidarse de la boda a la que había renunciado en el último instante... pero entonces se fijó en aquellos ojos marrones y aquel cuerpo fuerte e irresistible... Una cita sorprendente Kristi Gold El ejecutivo Drew Connelly regresó de su viaje de negocios cansado, contento de ver a su hija... y prometido. Y antes de que pudiera darse cuenta su "prometida" se presentó en su casa para casarse. ¿Qué clase de mujer le habrían encontrado en Internet su hija de seis años y su octogenaria abuela? Aunque lo cierto era que Kristina Simmons parecía encantadora. La futura novia sólo necesitaba empezar de nuevo, fuera como fuera. El problema era que Drew no estaba dispuesto a casarse... hasta que cometió el error de besarla.

My mom hasn''t had it easy the past few years. She''s spent so much time taking care of me, and now I want to take care of her. When she mentioned that she was out of shape, I decided to get her a personal trainer. Kieran O''Brien''s supposed to be the best, and he''s even been helping me with my softball! I think my mom likes him, and Kieran can''t stop smiling when she''s around. They seem like a perfect pair. I just want my mom to be happy—and I wouldn''t mind a daddy, either. Who knows? Kieran might just be the guy we''ve both been searching for….

These red-hot tycoons can seduce any woman they desire! Jet-Set Billionaire Burned and bitter, Logan thinks Jenna is a gold-digger. Yet his mistress means to give the society playboy something more valuable than money. Scandalous Boss Ruthless businessman Lewis canâe(tm)t stand the thought of former flame Madeline leaving his company. Can he use his skills in the boardroom âe" and the bedroom âe" to make his independent woman stay? Tempestuous Magnate Take-no-prisoners tycoon Sean has no time for romance. Yet the sizzling-hot chemistry between him and sensitive Lizzie is impossible for the dark and dangerous bad boy to deny. Could three rebellious mistresses be about to change these rich menâe(tm)s lives forever?

The Sheikhs Bidding by Kristi Gold Sheikh Samir Yaman wanted Andrea Hamiltons attention; he was her late brothers best friend, her first lover and he d just learned he was the father of her son! His royal duty had torn them apart. But now he swore to claim his family and hold them close forever. Delaneys Desert Sheikh by Brenda Jackson When Delaney Westmoreland reluctantly agreed to share a secluded cabin with arrogant sheikh Jamal Ari Yassir who was bent on seduction, she found herself enrolled in a crash course in human sexuality. Unfortunately, commitment and love were the missing words in her darkly handsome mentors vocabulary. Desert Warrior by Nalini Singh The fabled desert kingdom of Zulheina was Tariqs birthright, and he was a man who held tightly to what belonged to him. And that meant he had to reclaim the woman who had captured his heart years before in New Zealand. And once he had lured her to this exotic land, he meant to keep his new bride here forever

Sur la route de Wolf River, de Barbara McCauley Le sourire que Sam lui adressa accéléra les battements de pouls de Kiera. Pour la deuxième fois en moins de cinq minutes, elle se retrouvait confinée dans un ascenseur avec cet homme bien trop séduisant, et pour la deuxième fois, elle avait le sentiment que l''air devenait incandescent. Il fallait qu''elle se calme, et qu''elle reste à distance : pas question de succomber aux avances de cet homme qui était sur le point de devenir son patron. D''autant qu''elle le devinait capable de percer à jour les vraies raisons qui l''avaient conduite à Wolf River. Raisons qu''elle devait absolument garder secrètes... Brûlante proposition, de Kristi Gold - Si tu me faisais un enfant ? Déçue par un premier mariage, Mallory O''Brien a renoncé au grand amour... mais pas à un bébé. Et depuis qu''elle lui a demandé d''être le père de son enfant, elle sent bien que Whit la regarde d''une manière étrange, presque... sensuelle. Si elle ne le connaissait pas si bien, elle le croirait moins troublé par la perspective d''être père que par celle de faire l''amour avec elle. Mais le meilleur ami de son frère l''avait désirée, elle s''en serait déjà aperçue... Non, tente-t-elle de se convaincre, Whit n éprouve rien pour elle, pas plus qu''elle ne ressent quoi que ce soit pour lui. Si elle s''offre à lui, c est uniquement dans l''espoir de tomber enceinte...