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Wounded Warriors #1
A Man Without Love
>A Woman With a Secret…
Catherine Landano was running scared, so she hid on a secluded reservation where the vast land could shelter her secrets. Yet enigmatic Navajo Jericho Bedonie didn't want her on his territory. His intimidating stares had her shaking with trepidation—and desire. Because Catherine knew that Jericho would be her savior…or her destruction.
Jericho knew a woman like Catherine could never survive his rugged, unpredictable land. She needed tangible explanations, but some things defied logic…like the potent sensual feelings she aroused. But Catherine was not who she pretended to be. And Jericho needed to uncover her deception—before it was too late…
Catherine Landano was running scared, so she hid on a secluded reservation where the vast land could shelter her secrets. Yet enigmatic Navajo Jericho Bedonie didn't want her on his territory. His intimidating stares had her shaking with trepidation—and desire. Because Catherine knew that Jericho would be her savior…or her destruction.
Jericho knew a woman like Catherine could never survive his rugged, unpredictable land. She needed tangible explanations, but some things defied logic…like the potent sensual feelings she aroused. But Catherine was not who she pretended to be. And Jericho needed to uncover her deception—before it was too late…
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1995
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About the author
Beverly Bird
49 books22 followersBeverly confesses to having been the prototype of the rebellious teenager. By the age of five — when she tried to rewrite the ending to The Wizard of Oz because it scared her — she knew she would be a writer.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
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December 24, 2013
Rating 3.5 stars
A heroine on the run, a hero scarred by a woman her likens to the heroine and a lot of detail about Navajo culture and between traditional medicine and "medical profession" and a woman choosing her career or a man, overall decent!
A heroine on the run, a hero scarred by a woman her likens to the heroine and a lot of detail about Navajo culture and between traditional medicine and "medical profession" and a woman choosing her career or a man, overall decent!
February 4, 2013
I absolutely loved this book. I loved everything about it. I love how even after ten years this book is still beautiful and relevant. It has become an instant favorite and I know that this is going to be one of those books I go back to time and time again.
It's rare that a book touches some part of my soul like this one did. I can't put my finger on what it was but it gave me whatever it was I needed.
I highly reccomend this read.
It's rare that a book touches some part of my soul like this one did. I can't put my finger on what it was but it gave me whatever it was I needed.
I highly reccomend this read.
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