My Darling Melissa (45 page)

LINDA LAEL MILLER is the
New York Times
bestselling author of twenty novels, including
Princess Annie, The Legacy, and Daniel’s Bride.
She began writing in 1983 and was named “The Most Outstanding Writer of Sensual Romance” by
Romantic Times.
With nearly five million copies of her books in print, Linda Lael Miller is among America’s most popular authors of contemporary and historical romance. Having completed her second time-travel romance,
Knights,
she is at work on her third,
Outlaws,
for Pocket Books. She lives near Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Copyright Page

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-one

Chapter Twenty-two

Chapter Twenty-three

Chapter Twenty-four

Chapter Twenty-five