One Christmas Knight

The first book in the Sisters Waskowitz series, 1997


Dear Reader,


Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays of all sorts and welcome to another fabulous month’s worth of books here at Intimate Moments. And here’s a wonderful holiday gift for you: Captive Star, the newest book from bestselling, award-winning and just plain incredibly talented author Nora Roberts. The next of THE STARS OF MITHRA miniseries, this book has Nora’s signature sizzle and spark, all wrapped up in a compellingly suspenseful plot about a couple on the run-handcuffed together!


We’ve got another miniseries “jewel” for you, too: The Taming of Reid Donovan, the latest in Marilyn Pappano’s SOUTHERN KNIGHTS series. There’s a twist in this one that I think will really catch you by surprise. Susan Sizemore debuts at Silhouette with Stranger by Her Side, a book as hot and steamy as its setting.


And then there are our Christmas books, three tantalizing tales of holiday romance. One Christmas Knight, by Kathleen Creighton, features one of the most memorable casts of characters I’ve ever met Take one gentlemanly Southern trucker, one about-to-deliver single mom, the biggest snowstorm in a generation, put them together and what do you get? How about a book you won’t be able to put down? Rebecca Daniels is back with Yuletide Bride, a secret child story line with a Christmas motif. And finally, welcome brand-new author Rina Naiman, whose A Family for Christmas is a warm and wonderful holiday debut.


Enjoy-and the very happiest of holidays to you and yours.



Leslie J. Wainger

Senior Editor and Editorial Coordinator

For America’s long-haul truckers, with thanks.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As anyone who has traveled 1-40 through the Texas Panhandle knows, the towns of Adrian and Vega do exist, approximately where I have placed them. So does Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Beyond that, any businesses, structures or individuals described in this story are pure fiction.


During Thanksgiving week in 1992, a blizzard swept down out of the Arctic and deep into Texas, creating driving conditions on Interstate 40 exactly as I have described them. Since that time, it is my understanding that the state of Texas has made tremendous improvements in its preparedness for and methods of handling such emergencies. I am certain that I join countless long-haul truckers in a heartfelt “‘Preciate it.”

Chapter 1

“Lord, I hate these California turnarounds.”