The Birth Mother

Pamela Toth

Silhouette, Aug 1, 2010 - Fiction - 256 pages

IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT

Brilliant attorney Cole Cassidy rushes to his mother's side whenshe is accused of murdering wealthy Texan Sophia Fortune. Coleis convinced his mother is being framed, but the questionsremain—why…and by whom? In the scandal-ridden days thatfollow, Cole gets another shock—the private investigator hiredby the Fortune family is Annie Jones, the ex-cop he loved and leftwhen she was accused of a crime she didn't commit.

Annie never forgave Cole for not believing in her innocence andfeels edgy and angry working so closely with him, especially sincethe chemistry they share is stronger than ever. Posingas a couple during a stakeout, a night of rekindledpassion gives way to a morning after of seriousregrets. But they've got a killer to nail and aninnocent woman to free and, perhaps, a chanceto forgive…and begin again.

Contents

• About the Author: 5
• Dedication Page: 6
• Prologue: 7
• Chapter One: 19
• Chapter Two: 35
• Chapter Three: 57
• Chapter Four: 81
• Chapter Five: 101
• Chapter Six: 120
• Chapter Seven: 140
• Chapter Eight: 160
• Chapter Nine: 182
• Chapter Ten: 206
• Chapter Eleven: 225
• Chapter Twelve: 240
• Copyright Page: 252

About the author

When she was growing up in Seattle, USA bestselling author Pamela Toth planned to be an artist, not a writer. She majored in graphic design at the University of Washington. It was only after her mother, a librarian, had given her a stack of Harlequin romances that Pam began to dream about a writing career. Her plans were postponed while she raised two daughters and worked full time. After being laid off from her job, fate stepped in. A close friend was acquainted with mystery writer Meg Chittenden, who wrote for the Superromance line at the time. Meg steered Pam to a fledgling local chapter of Romance Writers of America, but it still took three years and several false starts before her first book sale. For the next 20 years, she belonged to a close-knit group of published writers while penning romances for several lines at Harlequin and Silhouette. A year after her divorce, a chance remark by an acquaintance led her to a coffee date with her boyfriend from high school. After spending three decades apart, they are now happily married in a condo near Seattle with a view of Mt. Rainier and a new Birman kitten named Coco. When Pam isn't traveling with her husband, who recently retired, she loves spending time with her two grown daughters, serving on the board of her condo association, antiquing, gardening, cross-stitching and reading. The stack of books beside her chair includes thrillers, mysteries, women's fiction and biographies as well as romances by her favorite authors. Her future plans include a cruise to Alaska and learning to quilt--and writing more romances, of course. Contact Pam through the web site at www.specialauthors.com or write her at P.O. Box 436, Woodinville, WA 98072.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Birth Mother; Volume 36 of Montana Mavericks
• Author: Pamela Toth
• Publisher: Silhouette, 2010
• ISBN: 1426870132, 9781426870132
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Medical; Fiction / Romance / Collections & Anthologies; Fiction / Romance / Contemporary; Fiction / Romance / Western; Fiction / Small Town & Rural; Fiction / Westerns