The Stolen Bride

by Jacqueline Diamond, Harlequin Intrigue #800, September 2004, ISBN #0373228007, $4.99 U.S. / $5.99 Can.

Cop to the Rescue

Crashing his high-school sweetheart's society wedding might be going above and beyond the call of duty, but Officer Joseph Lowery instinctively detected something unsettling - sinister, even - about Erin Marshall's impending union with a man she couldn't remember saying yes to.

After her harrowing "accident," Erin's memory had been wiped clean of the day she'd nearly been killed. And now the bewildered heiress was spending what would have been her honeymoon dodging bullets with the blue collar cop who risked his badge - and his life - to shield her from a dangerous criminal. If only she could recollect something . . . other than how badly she once wanted - still wanted - her dynamic protector . . .

Thank you Jacqueline Diamond for autographing and sending We Really Dig Romance Novels this book to review.
From the start I was wondering who Erin and Joseph could trust, even their friends were suspects. This book kept me guessing and is definitely worth reading again.

Excerpt

"I'm not here to comfort you. I'm here to keep you live."

    His breath whispered across her cheek.
    "I didn't realize you'd volunteered to be ny bodyguard." Erin fought the impulse to turn and touch her lips to his.
    "I guess I have, by default." Joseph shifted away. Perhaps he was battling the same urge, she thought. "There's a positive side to my being on leave. Since I won't have to work, there's no danger of leaving you here alone."
    "Does that mean I can stay?" Erin asked, elated. Then guiltily, she added. "But I'm putting you out of your bed. Once I meet with Stanley, I should be able to move somewhere else."
    "If you like, I can put you in touch with a top-level security service." He fingered a loose strand of her hair. "Or you can stay, if you prefer."
    She did prefer. Very much. "Yes. I'd rather be with you."