Stronger Than Sin (33 page)
Dear Reader,
My family and friends know that I’m obsessively neat and organized. I work best when my desk is clean, my office tidied, my
mind clear of all the distracting bits and pieces that go into being part of a large and busy family.
And so it is with my manuscripts. When I created the McCord family and started them on their hunt for their ancestors’ lost
fortune, I had to find a satisfying ending to each cousin’s story, while still keeping a few tantalizing threads aside, to
tempt my readers to persevere through this series until the very end.
My editor remarked that, until reading MONTANA GLORY, she hadn’t even been aware that the family needed the balance of another
generation. Cal and Cora provided the narration for much of the family’s history, and a steady anchor for these three very
different cousins. Jesse, Wyatt and Zane provided enough rugged male charm to stir the hearts of even the most unflappable
female. The women they love brought excitement and fresh flavor into the family dynamic. But it was four-year-old Summer who
changed each member of this fascinating household in some way. It is the ultimate gift of a child. They touch our lives, and
we are forever changed.
In MONTANA GLORY, I was free to delve even deeper into the McCord family’s history to reveal long-held secrets. I made a point
to reveal a bit more about Cal, Cora, and the things that shaped them and the other members of this family. And, I hope, we
learn things about ourselves in the process.
I hope you fell in love with this diverse, fascinating family as much as I did while writing their stories. And I hope you’re
as satisfied with the ending as I am. Like I said, tidy, organized, with all the loose ends neatly tied up. I’m a sucker for
a happy ending.
“I wasn’t sure you’d come back.”
Sins of the Flesh
SINS OF THE FLESH
“Caridad Piñeiro never disappoints, and her new series looks to be a winner in every possible way. No author is better at
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Sins of the Flesh
expertly intertwines suspense and passion to create a spellbinding story of the paranormal.”
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—Midwest Book Review
“I can hardly wait for the next in this exciting new series to come out. This is as good as paranormal gets!”
“Captured my full attention with its too-human characters and its too-real plot. A fascinating, adrenaline-fueled read! I
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—Debra Webb, national bestselling author of
Everywhere She Turns
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Sins of the Flesh
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Skykeepers
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Sins of the Flesh
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“Caridad Piñeiro is one of the most gifted and talented paranormal writers we have. I can’t
wait
until the next novel in this new series comes out! She is on my automatic reading list! No one creates a page-turner like
Piñeiro!”
—Lindsay McKenna,
USA Today
bestselling author of
Dangerous Prey
“Caridad Piñeiro easily blends science fiction, romance, and suspense together in a book that hooked me from the beginning
and didn’t let me go till the last page. I highly recommend this book.”
“Nonstop action… I could not put it down. The story flowed beautifully from the prologue to the end… I can’t wait for the
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romantic thriller. Her characters generate plenty of heart, heat, and heroism to defeat clever and brutal killers.”
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Vampire Sunrise
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story.”
“A terrific paranormal story.”
CARIDAD PIÑEIRO
NEW YORK BOSTON
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2010 by Caridad Piñeiro Scordato
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First eBook Edition: November 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-57476-1