by Nash, Willa
His jaw clenched. “I was a free agent and retired.”
“Sure,” she deadpanned.
“Can you two save it for another day?” Pierce asked. “We need to celebrate my wife.”
“Unka Cal!” Elias went racing for Cal, who picked him up and tickled him mercilessly.
Both man and boy laughed and the affection on Cal’s face was as clear as the big sky.
I couldn’t put my finger on Cal. Some moments, I liked him. A lot. Others, I’d be right behind Nellie as she slapped him in the face. He could be such a dick to her but the way he loved my son was adorable. His loyalty to Pierce was unwavering.
“How about we all go to the brew—” A stream of water trickled down my leg.
“What the fuck is that?” Cal asked.
“Language,” I snapped. Elias would repeat anything Cal said. “And that would be my water breaking.”
So . . . not a side ache today.
Pierce flew into action, taking my arm and steering me to his SUV. “Nellie—”
“I’ve got Elias,” she said. “We’ll walk to my place.”
“He hasn’t had lunch,” I told her as Pierce helped me into the passenger seat.
“We’ve got him,” Cal said.
We? I didn’t need my son in the middle of their next battle. “Maybe you should just let Nel—”
Pierce closed the door on me before I could finish my sentence.
“I’ve got him,” Nellie called loud enough for me to hear.
I nodded as a new pain spread. “Oh, that is . . . weird. Breathe.”
“Okay.” Pierce climbed behind the wheel.
I’d been talking to myself but as he drove and the color drained from his face, I realized that we both needed the reminder.
“Hey.” I reached over and put a hand on his arm. “I love you.”
“I love you.”
“We get to meet her today.”
He gave me a shaky smile, barely glancing over as he tore through town for the hospital. “We get to meet her today.”
Today turned out to be tomorrow.
At four thirty the next morning, our daughter, Constance May Sullivan, was born.
When they released us from the hospital, Pierce had already gone to our house to pick up Elias and our bags.
Because the first place we wanted to take her was to the cabin.
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The Bully
Nellie Rivera is trading traffic for tranquility. When the quiet streets of small-town Montana beckon, she leaves Denver behind and moves to Calamity. It would be the perfect adventure if not for Cal Stark.
When her archnemesis dares to show his face one Saturday morning, declaring he is moving there too, she vows to make his life a misery. The town isn’t big enough for the both of them and besides . . .
She was here first.
Cal has been a thorn in her side since high school. He might have bullied her back then, but she’s not a modest teenager anymore and has learned a few plays of her own. If all goes to plan, she’ll run the former pro quarterback out of town within a month.
There’s only one problem. Cal has the same plan. He wants Calamity bad enough to pull out all the stops. And after one kiss, she realizes that he doesn’t play fair.
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Acknowledgments
Thank you for reading The Brazen! Writing in the Calamity, Montana, world is an absolute joy, and I am so grateful you picked up Kerrigan and Pierce’s book.
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Special thanks to the incredible team who contributed their talents to this book. My editor, Elizabeth Nover. My proofreaders, Julie Deaton, Karen Lawson and Judy Zweifel. My cover designer, Sarah Hansen.
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To the fantastic bloggers who take the time to read and post about my stories, thank you! And a huge thanks to the members of Perry & Nash for loving my books whether they are from Devney Perry or Willa Nash. I am so very grateful for your support!
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And lastly, thank you to my wonderful family. Bill, Will and Nash—I’m so lucky to have you three in my corner.
About the Author
Willa Nash is USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry’s alter ego, writing contemporary romance stories for Kindle Unlimited. Lover of Swedish Fish, hater of laundry, she lives in Washington State with her husband and two sons. She was born and raised in Montana and has a passion for writing books in the state she calls home.
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