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?

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.

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?

Kate Hardy: Katalán nyelvlecke Leandro meghívja a csinos Becky nővért vacsorára, majd érzéki tangót lejt vele. Gyengéd csókja közben a lány végre elfelejti a sürgősségi osztályon tapasztalt mindennapos stresszt, mígnem másnap szembetalálkozik az új orvossal: a múlt éjszakai szeretőjével! Kristi Gold: Dupla vagy semmi Amikor Cassie férjhez megy a rettentően elfoglalt Brendan O’Connor doktorhoz, tisztában van azzal, hogy ez a házasság nem lesz könnyű. Igaz, a férfi ezernyi jelét adja, hogy kívánja őt, és ikerterhességét is féltő gonddal kíséri végig, ám soha nem mondja ki: szeretlek… Teresa Southwick: Dr. Apu David Wilder felkapott plasztikai sebész Beverly Hillsben. Nem is kívánkozik vissza csöndes szülővárosába, s csupán szívességből utazik oda, hogy megvizsgáljon egy sérült gyermeket. Ám a kislány rabul ejti a szívét – ahogy nem kevésbé elragadó édesanyja is…

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.

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....

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...

MISTRESS TO A MONARCH…? Breathless, Dr. Kate Milner couldn''t help but stare at the King of Doriana and remember the electricity they''d shared in college. Years later, she was working in his clinic and found herself wanting to strip Marc of his regal robes and rediscover the man she''d once known. Newly crowned king, Marc DeLoria had a dilemma that compounded daily. Did he give in to his primal feelings for Kate—and become tabloid gossip—or show himself as a strong, saintly ruler? The more time he spent with Kate, the more he realized that not only was the crown in jeopardy…his heart was in the greatest danger of all!

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.

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.…

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.

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.

Mallory O''Brien deseaba tener un hijo más que nada en el mundo. Y el inteligente e increíblemente sexy Whit Manning era el hombre perfecto con el que hacer realidad el deseo. Seducirlo sería un placer... para ambos. Pero Whit no era de los que buscaban algo permanente y Mallory no tardó en darse cuenta de que dejarse llevar por la atracción que siempre había sentido hacia él conllevaba un precio que no sabía si estaba dispuesta a pagar. Porque, una vez que acabara el romance y ella estuviera embarazada, ¿cómo podría volver a estar con él?

Cuando su falso compromiso acabó por fin, Corri Harris quedó libre para vivir un apasionado romance y el sexy ejecutivo Aidan O''Brien parecía la cura perfecta para su orgullo herido. Pero había un pequeño problema... Aidan era su jefe.A medida que la ilícita relación se hacía más y más ardiente, Corri empezó a tener miedo de convertirse en la protegida de Aidan y una vez que hubiese conseguido que ella llegara a lo más alto en su profesión, ¿la abandonaría por otra ingenua discípula?

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.

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?