Avery, Anne - Hidden Heart

Title: Hidden Heart
Author: Anne Avery
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Pub: Love Spell
Pub Date: July 1996
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Hero: Tarl Grisaan
Heroine: Marna of Jiandu

Summary:

Reluctant heir to the Controllership of the planet Dilor, Tarl preferred the danger of working undercover to the drudgery of attending state functions.

Yet he never dared hope that his midnight forays would land him in the room with a naked stranger who also happened to be armed. Determined to free her world, Marna had traveled to Dior with her own secret agenda--one that didn't plan on being seduced.

Excerpt:

     Tarl was five steps into the room before he realized that it wasn't vacant after all. As his senses registered a human presence standing in front of the farthest window, he spun around, preparing to vault back out the way he'd come.
     "I will kill you before you're halfway out that window."
     At the low, unmistakably feminine voice, Tarl grinned and relaxed, ever so slightly. Maybe his luck hadn't gone bad, after all. He turned back slowly.
     The disruptor she held was unmistakable, even in the dark. As for her...Tarl's throat squeezed shut.
     She was magnificent. A vision of erotic dreams clothed in pale light and shadow and nothing more.
     She was also undeniably stark naked.
     After due consideration, Tarl raised his hands. Slowly. "I didn't realize anyone was in."
     "No?"
     "No. I was just...passing through, so to speak."
     Tarl assumed his most engaging smile. The effort was wasted. She probably couldn't see his expression any better than he could see hers. If she could, then he'd have to assume she didn't think much of engaging smiles. Pity.
     He tried again. "I didn't mean to bother you. I'll just-"
     "You'll stay right where you are." The disruptor came up a fraction.
     Not to be outdone, Tarl raised his hands a little higher, too. "The thing is, I got lost. Went out for a walk and...just got lost. You know how it is."

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