Cinderella's Sweet-Talking Marine
by Cathie Linz

U.S. Marine captain Ben Kozlowski wasn’t quite sure, but he knew it had something to do with Ellie Jensen’s soulful brown eyes and beautiful soft skin. Being near her had his pulse racing like a fresh recruit’s. From the moment he had laid eyes on her and started inventing fairy tales for her adorable five-year-old daughter, Ben had felt his insides melt for this vulnerable little family.

They were his family now. And after accepting this dangerous domestic mission—the riskiest he’d ever had—did Ben dare let his guard down and surrender? Or would Ellie and her daughter take his heart hostage for keeps?

Originally published July 2004 as a mass market paperback in Silhouette Romance #1727.

Cathie Linz's Bio

Cathie Linz is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romances. Since leaving her career as Head of Acquisitions in a university law library, she has had over sixty romances published worldwide in nearly twenty languages. The Chicago Tribune describes her work as “supremely satisfying,” while Library Journal describes her books as “Heartwarming and hilarious...” Her book BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY was selected by Booklist as one of the Top Ten Romances of the Year. Romantic Times has given Cathie its prestigious Storyteller of the Year Award in addition to nominating her for a Career Achievement Award as well as several Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Cathie is also a contributor to DANGEROUS MEN AND ADVENTUROUS WOMEN: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance which won the distinguished Susan Koppleman Award. In 1995, Cathie received Romance Writers of America’s highest service award — the National Service Award — for her work educating others about the romance genre. For over a dozen years she was RWA’s Library Liaison and is considered to be a leading authority on the romance genre, having spoken at numerous library association and writers’ conferences nationwide. Her most recent releases from Berkley are:
TEMPTED AGAIN
LUCK BE A LADY
MAD, BAD AND BLONDE
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY
BAD GIRLS DON’T
GOOD GIRLS DO