by Vivian Arend
He reaches into his pocket again, and this time he pulls out a ring made to fit on my finger.
The ring is the second most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen is Luca’s blue eyes, glistening as he looks up at me and asks, “Will you marry me?”
I’m so overcome with emotion that I barely choke out, “Yes.”
I lean forward and wrap my arms around his big shoulders.
The other patients and nurses around us clap and cheer.
This isn’t the way most people get engaged. They don’t do it in a hospital waiting room, in front of a giant mural of ducks flying over a lake.
Some of the worst moments of my life have happened here in this waiting room. I don’t know if Luca has sensed that, or if he was planning to propose tonight at our fancy dinner and simply decided he couldn’t wait.
As he pushes the ring onto my finger, the world comes apart at all its seams. Time is no longer linear, and every moment of my life is happening at the same time. I can see the future as easily as the past, and it doesn’t matter what has happened or what will happen.
I’m going to marry Luca Lowell. We’ll fight, but we’ll never give up, and we’ll never walk away mad.
It doesn’t matter that it took a broken foot for us to reconnect. In my heart, I know we would have, one way or another.
It doesn’t matter that we’re getting engaged in a hospital waiting room.
It doesn’t matter that nothing lasts forever, or that some things are too big to ever get over.
All that matters is this moment, what we feel, and what we choose to care about.
Love matters.
And, of course, friends, and family, and learning how to ride a bike, and learning how to make up after a fight.
Trust. Hope. Compassion.
But above all else, love.
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This is the first book in the
Baker Street Romance series
by Mimi Strong.
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Copper King by Vivian Arend
Marked by Temptation by Deanna Chase
Rumpel's Prize by Marie Hall
Tank by M. Malone
Shattered Web by Crista McHugh
Caged Wolf by SM Reine
Collateral by Roxie Rivera
Beyond Solitude by Kit Rocha
Blue Roses by Mimi Strong
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These collected books are works of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writers' imaginations and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
Copper King © 2014 by Vivian Arend
Marked by Temptation © 2014 by Deanna Chase
Rumpel’s Prize © 2014 by Marie Hall
Tank © 2014 by M. Malone
Shattered Web © 2014 by Crista McHugh
Caged Wolf © 2014 by S. M. Reine
Collateral © 2014 by Roxie Rivera
Beyond Solitude © 2014 by Kit Rocha
Blue Roses © 2014 by Mimi Strong
Table of Contents
Alphas After Dark
Copper King
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
More From Vivian Arend
Marked by Temptation
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Epilogue
More From Deanna Chase
Rumpel's Prize
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Epilogue
More from Marie Hall
Tank
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue
More from M. Malone
Shattered Web
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
More from Crista McHugh
Caged Wolf
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
More from SM Reine
Collateral
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
More From Roxie Rivera
Beyond Solitude
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
More From Kit Rocha
Blue Roses
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
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Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
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Table of Contents
Alphas After Dark
Copper King
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
More From Vivian Arend
Marked by Temptation
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Epilogue
More From Deanna Chase
Rumpel's Prize
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Epilogue
More from Marie Hall
Tank
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue
More from M. Malone
Shattered Web
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
More from Crista McHugh
Caged Wolf
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
More from SM Reine
Collateral
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
More From Roxie Rivera
Beyond Solitude
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
More From Kit Rocha
Blue Roses
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
More From Mimi Strong
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