by Fiona Lowe
Melissa laughed. “Ben has crossed out simple and added sexy.”
Everyone smiled.
“‘I didn’t have a bouquet but wore frangipani in my hair until my curls tossed them out. We held hands and stood with our bare feet buried in the warm, white sand and pledged our love to each other. Ben gave me a Russian wedding ring because he says the three intertwined rings of white gold, gold and rose gold, without an obvious beginning or end, mean never-ending love. I cried. So did he. So did our parents.
“‘Our favorite photo is the one of us standing inside a huge love heart, which my dad drew in the sand for us. After the ceremony we drank champagne, ate crayfish—which is like lobster—and then we all went snorkeling. It was an amazing and special day and I hope you and Scott have one just as special next year.’”
“Hear, hear,” John Ackerman said as everyone joined him in agreement.
“There’s a bit more,” Melissa said, continuing to read.
“‘G’day, everyone, Ben here. Now I’ve got a ring firmly on Amy’s finger, I’ve decided that weddings aren’t that bad after all. We had such a great day we want to do it again, only this time with Amy’s sisters, my brothers and all our Whitetail friends. As Amy’s promised Melissa she’d make her dress, we’ll get married again when we return and we want to use Whitetail Weddings That Wow as our preferred wedding company. Al, start putting together a group of vintage Harleys for our wedding transport.’”
“I know a guy with a 1969 pearl-white classic. Now that would be perfect for a wedding,” Al said.
“I’ll come with you to make sure a bride in a wedding dress can fit on the pillion seat,” Ella said.
“Shh,” Nicole said, “I want to hear the rest of the letter.”
“‘Could you also contact the Rasmussens and ask them if they’d rent the house to us because when we add up all the Sagars and the Armytages, it comes to a lot of people.
“‘I’d love to write more but my wife’s just put on her running gear and I can see her bending over and lacing up her shoes. I best go catch her up.
“‘Take care and we’ll see you all soon.
“‘Ben.’”
As Melissa put down the letter, everyone sighed and then clapped. Whitetail Weddings That Wow had another wedding to plan and the town couldn’t be happier.
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In town for his annual family visit, Marc Olsen had never seen a bride quite like Matilda—staring into a storefront window, holding a tottering wedding cake and looking desperately in need of a groom. He doesn’t have many warm feelings for his hometown, but meeting Matilda just as she discovers she’s been scammed by her online “fiancé” stirs something in him. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?
Saved by the Bride
As acting mayor, Annika will do anything to revive the economy of the town that’s been her refuge ever since her art career imploded and her fiancé walked out. Even if it means crashing an engagement party to talk business with the bride’s billionaire father. But the evening starts with a kiss from a gorgeous stranger—and ends with a night in jail.
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Erin Davis will do whatever it takes to be
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capturing the moments of people’s lives means she has no time for her own. Nothing will get between her and the security she craves, not even the gorgeous farmer refusing to let her shoot in his sunflowers...
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About the Author
Books have always been a big part of Fiona’s life and her first teenage rebellion was refusing to go on a hike with her parents because she was halfway through Gone with the Wind. As an adult, Fiona read her way around the world, always trying to read a book that related to where she was at the time... The Brontës in Yorkshire, Jane Austen in Bath, The Godfather in Italy, Michener in Hawaii...you get the picture. It was when she was living in Madison, Wisconsin, and at home with a baby, that she started writing romance fiction. Now multipublished with Harlequin Mills & Boon and Carina Press, she’s won a RITA® Award and a R*BY Award, as well as being an RT Reviewers’ Choice finalist.
She loves creating characters you could meet on the street and enjoys putting them in unique situations where they eventually fall in love. Fiona currently lives in Australia, which is a lot warmer than Wisconsin, and she attempts to juggle her writing career with her own real-life hero, a rambling garden with eighty rose bushes and two heroes in the making.
Fiona loves to hear from her readers and you can contact her at [email protected]. She also hangs out at www.fionalowe.com, www.facebook.com/FionaLoweRomanceAuthor and twitter.com/FionaLowe.
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ISBN-13: 9781426897801
RUNAWAY GROOM
Copyright © 2014 by Fiona Lowe
Edited by Charlotte Herscher
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