Follow the Sun
Authors: Deborah Smith
DEBORAH SMITH was the 1988 winner of the
Romantic Times
lifetime achievement award for most innovative series author. Her next novel,
Miracle
will be published by Fanfare in August 1991.
SIX MEN AND WOMEN … ONE GLORIOUS LEGACY OF ADVENTURE, INTRIGUE—AND PASSION!
THE PRINCESS … AND THE HUNK
TESS GALLATIN … A savvy and successful diamond broker, she was also a woman with a mysterious past, full of secrets.
JEOPARD SURPRISE … Enigmatic and sexy, he’d slipped aboard Tess’s boat to search for the legendary blue Kara diamond. But from the moment he laid eyes on the sophisticated beauty, he was irresistibly drawn to her fire and spirit.
THE REDHEAD … AND THE RENEGADE
ERICA GALLATIN … The emerald-eyed, flame-haired builder had come to North Carolina to claim the land that was her birthright—and to convince Cherokee renegade James Tall Wolf that she belonged there.
JAMES TALL WOLF … Consumed by desire for Erica, he was determined to drive her away from the reservation he called home—until he was seduced by his elusive prey.
THE HELLCAT … AND THE MAVERICK
KAT GALLATIN … The pocket-size Venus knew of the bitter feud between the Gallatin and Chatham clans that stretched back generations—but that didn’t stop her from losing her heart to the sensual Nathan Chatham.
NATHAN CHATHAM … He’d come to Georgia on a mission of revenge, but how could he resist the honey-skinned hellcat who surrendered to him with such fiery abandon?
FOLLOW THE SUN
FOLLOW THE SUN
A BANTAM FANFARE BOOK/AUGUST 1991
The stories in this edition were originally published under the titles
Sundance and the Princess, Tempting the Wolf
, and
Kat’s Tale
. They have been edited for this edition.
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All rights reserved.
Sundance and the Princess, Tempting the Wolf
, and
Kat’s Tale
copyright © 1989 by Deborah Smith. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information address: Bantam Books.
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SUNDANCEand the
PRINCESS
CHAPTER 1T
HE REPORT WAS
titled simply, “Gallatin, Tess—Profile of Suspect in Kara Diamond Disappearance.” Above that title was stamped the national seal of Kara. Jeopard Surprise thought that the ornate red-and-silver seal was very pretentious for such a small Scandinavian monarchy.
It bolstered his suspicion that Olaf, Duke of Kara, was a pompous man, who would make a pompous ruling prince. Jeopard doubted the intelligence of anyone who’d pay twenty thousand dollars to get back a thirty-thousand-dollar diamond that had been stolen more than two decades before.
A small yellow note was stuck to the report’s plastic cover. Jeopard eyed it, arched a blond brow at the message, and laid the report aside for a moment. With quick, efficient movements he punched numbers into the cordless telephone resting on his knee and waited for his brother’s hearty hello.