
Follow the wind. . .Promise me forever. . .Fortune's flames. . . Each historical novel that Janelle Taylor creates is filled with soul-stirring romance, unforgettable adventure and tempestuous desire. And in Whispered Kisses she continues her award-winning tradition in the dangerous jungles of Africa where a golden-haired temptress finds passion beyond her wildest dreams in the arms of an enigmatic stranger. . . Whispered Kisses Texas heiress Laura Leigh Webster thought she was prepared for the perils she might face on her first African safari. But the beautiful blonde never dreamed her biggest worry would be a beast of the two-legged variety—Jace Elliott, her handsome, sensual guide. Every instinct warned her that Jace was a dangerous man she dared not trust. . .or love. But now that fate had placed her in his strong hands, Leigh was stunned to realize there was nowhere else she'd rather be!
Author

The legendary Janelle Taylor was born on June 28, 1944 in Athens, GA. In 1965, she married Michael Taylor with whom she had two children, Angela Taylor-MacIntyre and Alisha Taylor Thurmond. Ms. Taylor attended the Medical College of Georgia from 1977 to 1979 and Augusta State University from 1980-1981. She withdrew from the latter after she sold her first two novels. Today, she is the author of thirty-nine novels, three novellas, and many contributions to other collections. There are thirty-nine million copies of her works in print worldwide and she has made The New York Times Bestseller List eight times. Ms. Taylor's works have also been featured ten times on the "1 million +" bestseller's list at Publisher's Weekly. Some of Ms. Taylor's most recent books include By Candlelight, Someday Soon, Lakota Dawn, and Lakota Winds (due out in paperback in May 1999). She has also made contributions to other books including The Leukemia Society Cookbook, Christmas Rendezvous, and Summer Love. In addition, readers can see her as co-host of the QVC/TV Romance Book Club Show. Ms. Taylor's interests include collecting spoons, coins from around the world, ship models, dolls, and old books. She loves to fish, ride horses, play chess, target-shoot, travel (especially in her motorhome and out West), hunt for Indian relics, and take long walks with her husband. Reading, in particular books set before 1900 and current Biographies, Thrillers, Horror, or Fantasy novels, is also one of Ms. Taylor's favorite activities. She is also extremely active with charity work and was even featured on the cover of Diabetes Forecast in February of 1998. She lives in the country on seventy-nine acres of woods and pasture with a lake and a catfish pond. She writes her novels in a Spanish cottage which overlooks a five-acre lake, a working water mill, gazebo, and covered bridge.