Exquisite Acquisitions

ISBN: 0373731876

Author: Sands, Charlene

Condition: Used

About the Author Charlene Sands is a USA Today bestselling author of 35 contemporary and historical romances. She's been honored with The National Readers' Choice Award, Booksellers Best Award and Cataromance Reviewer's Choice Award. She loves babies,chocolate and thrilling love stories.Take a peek at her bold, sexy heroes and real good men!  www.charlenesands.com  and Facebook Product Description For Macy Tarlington, the only good part of seeing her legendary mother's possessions sold at auction is ogling Carter McCay, the tall Texan who buys the famous diamond ring. Even better is seeing him again when he rescues her from the paparazzi like a white knight in a Stetson.Carter whisks her to safety at Wild River Ranch, hiding her identity by day and lusting after her by night. Yes, he's sworn off love. But with the Hollywood runaway starring in his every fantasy, Carter may find Macy too much temptation-even for a hard-hearted cowboy. Review THE ROMANCE REVIEWS TOP PICK! This book was absolutely my favorite Harlequin book of 2012. ...this story will blow you away and keep you hooked until the last page." Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Macy Tarlington never knew whether her attempt at disguise would work or not. Today, the beige scarf covering her ink-black curls and dark sunglasses hiding her violet-blue eyes seemed to do the trick. She hadn't been followed. Thank goodness. She looked a little too much like her mother, which wasn't overall a bad thing. Her mother had been known for her beauty, but resembling Hollywood's beloved Queen of Cinema had drawn paparazzi to Macy like bees to honey. They believed her DNA alone gave them the right to trample on her privacy, especially during her time of mourning.Tina Tarlington might have been world famous and her fans might have believed they knew everything about her, from her award-winning movie roles and her three doomed marriages to her celebrity status, but they hadn't really known her. Not the way Macy had.Walking into New York's opulent Madison Avenue auction house made her twitch with anxiety. She bumped shoulders with her good friend, Avery Cullen, as they approached the Waverly salesroom. Avery was the least likely sort of American heiress, very unassuming and certainly not a spoiled cliche. "Sorry if I'm crowding you," she whispered. "I can't seem to help it."Avery's warm smile reassured her as she took Macy's arm. Her friend's steady touch soothed her jumpy nerves. "I don't mind, Macy. That's why I'm here, for support."With eyes well hidden beneath sunglasses, Macy was free to dart glances all around, scoping out the large, elegantly appointed room where Tina Tarlington's prized possessions would be auctioned off. Beautifully tufted, rounded high-back chairs were lined up in a dozen rows, split in the center by an aisle. The surrounding walls were easy-on-the-eye tones of beiges and light peach. Wide white wainscoting centered the walls and wrapped around the perimeter of the room. Multifaceted crystal chandeliers twinkled and provided abundant light overhead."I can't thank you enough for enduring this with me." Avery had made a quick trip from her home in London to be with her today."I know how hard this is for you.""Hard and necessary, unfortunately. Having my mother's things on display like this gives me a stomachache. Oh, I am so not looking forward to this."Avery gave Macy's hand a squeeze as they pressed farther into the room. "Those two seats on the aisle in the back are ours," Macy whispered. "I made arrangements beforehand for us."And as they headed to those seats, Macy noticed that every other chair in the room was taken. Even in death, Tina Tarling-ton drew large crowds.An attendant came by immediately to hand them a catalogue listing the items being auctioned off, and after a brief conversation Macy nodded her thanks to the woman standing at the head of the room. Ann Richardson, the CEO of Waverly's, wh