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Further praise for the author—
Sparbawk’s Angel
“Ms. Jarrett successfully mixes genres to bring forth an unusual, delightful, and precious reading experience. 5
—Affaire de Coeur
“This reviewer can’t wait to see where Ms. Jarrett takes us next!5
—Booklovers
“Miranda Jarrett performs magic in this very special romance. 4½.”
—Romantic Times
“…lighthearted and utterly charming romance…”
—The Paperback Forum
“…another delightful Sparhawk book…”
—Rendezvous
1996 RITA finalist Reviewer’s Choice Award Winner,
Sparhawk’s Lady
“…a hero to die for and a heroine who is his perfect match. Another keeper.”
—award-winning author Theresa Michaels
“…a splendid story, superbly written. 5*.”
—Affaire de Coeur
One kiss, she told herself.
One kiss to let herself pretend she was seventeen again. She swayed against Anthony as she opened both her lips and her soul to him.
“Catie.”
Slowly she opened her eyes, bewildered and bereft. What would make him stop now?
“Catie, look at me,” he said. “I do not know how it can be possible, and yet it must be so.”
He searched her face, and the first wisp of fear began to curl in Catie’s stomach. “Years ago, the night before I sailed for London, there was a girl I met in a tavern near the water.”
“You are mistaken, sir.” Catie jerked free, her heart pounding.
Relentlessly he followed. “A little serving girl afraid of her own shadow and still unaware of what her pretty face could do to a man.”
“No,” said Catie, her eyes wild as she backed away from him. “No.”
“Yes, Catie,” he said softly. “You are that lass.”
The Secrets Of Catie Hazard
Miranda Jarrett
MIRANDA JARRETT
was an award-winning designer and art director before turning to writing full-time, and considers herself sublimely fortunate to have a career that combines history and happy endings, even if it’s one that’s also made her family regular patrons of the local pizzeria. A descendant of early settlers in New England, she feels a special kinship with her popular fictional family, the Sparhawks of Rhode Island.
Miranda and her husband—a musician and songwriter—live near Philadelphia with their two young children and two old cats. During what passes for spare time she paints watercolor landscapes, bakes French chocolate cakes and whips up the occasional lastminute Halloween costume.
Miranda admits herself that it’s hard to keep track of all the Sparhawk family members, and she has prepared a family tree to help, including which characters appear in each book. She loves to hear from readers, and if you write to her and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, she’ll send you a copy of the family tree along with her reply. Her address: P.O. Box 1102, Paoli, PA 19301-1145.
For Angela, Deborah, Margaret and Karen,
the cream of the crop of the sixth floor, and most especially for Tracy, who never