He reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out the small ring box he’d been carrying around for days. Then he dropped to one knee while Libby gasped. Her hands flew to her mouth. “Oh my god.”
He held the box up in both hands like a knight supplicant. “My lady, I could think of nowhere better to ask you to be my wife than in a medieval city. Will you marry me, Liberty Grace King?”
She reached for the box with trembling fingers. He popped it open to reveal the perfect oval diamond set in a band of platinum and smaller diamonds that he’d painstakingly picked out. Not too big, not too small. Perfectly Libby, or so he hoped.
Maddy, Tallie, and Angie had assured him it was the right one. So had Libby’s cousin, Merry. He liked Merry, and she’d proved she could keep secrets if the way Libby was looking at him was any indication.
“Jared,” she whispered. “Yes. Of course, yes. A million times yes!”
Someone whooped in the garden behind them, and Jared realized they had an audience. Ah well, why not?
He stood and slipped the ring on her finger, and then he crushed her to him and kissed her with his entire heart and soul. She kissed him back with everything she had, and he knew this was right. So very right.
Jared Fraser was getting married. And he couldn’t be happier about it.
Books by Lynn Raye Harris
HOT Heroes for Hire: Mercenaries
Black’s Bandits
Book 1: BLACK LIST - Jace & Maddy
Book 2: BLACK TIE - Brett & Tallie
Book 3: BLACK OUT - Colt & Angie
Book 4: BLACK KNIGHT - Jared & Libby
Book 5: BLACK HEART - Ian Black!!
The Hostile Operations Team Ⓡ Books
Book 0: RECKLESS HEAT
Book 1: HOT PURSUIT - Matt & Evie
Book 2: HOT MESS - Sam & Georgie
Book 3: HOT PACKAGE - Billy & Olivia
Book 4: DANGEROUSLY HOT - Kev & Lucky
Book 5: HOT SHOT - Jack & Gina
Book 6: HOT REBEL - Nick & Victoria
Book 7: HOT ICE - Garrett & Grace
Book 8: HOT & BOTHERED - Ryan & Emily
Book 9: HOT PROTECTOR - Chase & Sophie
Book 10: HOT ADDICTION - Dex & Annabelle
Book 11: HOT VALOR - Mendez & Kat
Book 12: HOT ANGEL - Cade & Brooke
Book 13: HOT SECRETS - Sky & Bliss
Book 14: HOT JUSTICE - Wolf & Haylee
Book 15: HOT STORM - Mal ~ Coming Soon!
The HOT SEAL Team Books
Book 1: HOT SEAL - Dane & Ivy
Book 2: HOT SEAL Lover - Remy & Christina
Book 3: HOT SEAL Rescue - Cody & Miranda
Book 4: HOT SEAL BRIDE - Cash & Ella
Book 5: HOT SEAL REDEMPTION - Alex & Bailey
Book 6: HOT SEAL TARGET - Blade & Quinn
Book 7: HOT SEAL HERO - Ryan & Chloe
Book 8: HOT SEAL DEVOTION - Zach & Kayla
The HOT Novella in Liliana Hart’s MacKenzie Family Series
HOT WITNESS - Jake & Eva
7 Brides for 7 Brothers
MAX (Book 5) - Max & Ellie
7 Brides for 7 Soldiers
WYATT (Book 4) - Max & Ellie
7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes
ROSS (Book 3) - Ross & Holly
Who’s HOT?
Alpha Squad
Matt “Richie Rich” Girard (Book 0 & 1)
Sam “Knight Rider” McKnight (Book 2)
Kev “Big Mac” MacDonald (Book 3)
Billy “the Kid” Blake (Book 4)
Jack “Hawk” Hunter (Book 5)
Nick “Brandy” Brandon (Book 6)
Garrett “Iceman” Spencer (Book 7)
Ryan “Flash” Gordon (Book 8)
Chase “Fiddler” Daniels (Book 9)
Dex “Double Dee” Davidson (Book 10)
Commander
John “Viper” Mendez (Book 11)
Deputy Commander
Alex “Ghost” Bishop
Echo Squad
Cade “Saint” Rodgers (Book 12)
Sky “Hacker” Kelley (Book 13)
Dean “Wolf” Garner (Book 14)
Malcom “Mal” McCoy (Book 15)
Jake “Harley” Ryan (HOT WITNESS)
Jax “Gem” Stone
Noah “Easy” Cross
Ryder “Muffin” Hanson
SEAL Team
Dane “Viking” Erikson (Book 1)
Remy “Cage” Marchand (Book 2)
Cody “Cowboy” McCormick (Book 3)
Cash “Money” McQuaid (Book 4)
Alexei “Camel” Kamarov (Book 5)
Adam “Blade” Garrison (Book 6)
Ryan “Dirty Harry” Callahan (Book 7)
Zach “Neo” Anderson (Book 8)
Corey “Shade” Vance
Black’s Bandits
Jace Kaiser (Book 1)
Brett Wheeler (Book 2)
Colton Duchaine (Book 3)
Jared Fraser (Book 4)
Ian Black (Book 5)
Tyler Scott
Thomas “Rascal” Bradley
Dax Freed
Jamie Hayes
Mandy Parker (Airborne Ops)
Melanie (Reception)
? Unnamed Team Members
Freelance Contractors
Lucinda “Lucky” San Ramos, now MacDonald (Book 3)
Victoria “Vee” Royal, now Brandon (Book 6)
Emily Royal, now Gordon (Book 8)
Miranda Lockwood, now McCormick (SEAL Team Book 3)
Bliss Bennett, (Book 13)
About the Author
Lynn Raye Harris is a Southern girl, military wife, wannabe cat lady, and horse lover. She's also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM Ⓡ SERIES of military romances, and 20 books about sexy billionaires for Harlequin.
A former finalist for the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award, Lynn lives in Alabama with her handsome former-military husband, one fluffy princess of a cat, and a very spoiled American Saddlebred horse who enjoys bucking at random in order to keep Lynn on her toes.
Lynn's books have been called "exceptional and emotional," "intense," and "sizzling" -- and have sold in excess of 4.5 million copies worldwide.
To connect with Lynn online:
www.LynnRayeHarris.com
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Black Knight
Copyright © 2021 by Lynn Raye Harris
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All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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ISBN: 978-1-941002-57-5
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