by S. Celi
“Lisbon? What about the company? Aren’t you still working there?”
I shook my head.
“You really don’t care about it anymore?”
“No,” I said. “I cashed in my trust fund last month and told Dad I didn’t want anything to do with Chadwick Properties and Construction.” I shrugged. “Screw it. I don’t need it, or them. We don’t.”
“I love you, Spencer.”
The stress in my back started to unwind. My Avery was back. She was with me. And from that moment on, we didn’t have to be without each other anymore. We could be together.
At last.
AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION has always served Sara Celi well. Starting from age 10, with an epic tale about a soldier during the Civil War, Sara has made creating stories her life’s work.
After graduating cum laude from Western Kentucky University in 2004 with a degree in Broadcast News and History, Sara Celi started her decade-long career in broadcast journalism at TV stations in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Ohio.
Her love of the written word came to fruition with the publishing of her first novel, The Undesirable, in 2013 and has since published The Palms and Prince Charming.
Born in New Orleans and having lived all over the United States, Sara Celi now calls the Greater Cincinnati area home. In her spare time, she likes to read, shop, travel, run, volunteer with the Junior League, serve on the board of Wesley Community Services, and work with Cooperative for Education, a non-profit providing educational opportunities for the children of Guatemala.
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AS ALWAYS, HUMBLE thanks to my husband, Sean. Through it all, he supports me in a way I could have never imagined. Thanks as well for the love and enthusiasm my entire family has always given me, especially from my mom. They believe in me when I don’t believe in myself.
As with all of my books, Natural Love would never have reached publication without the amazing support and help of so many people. Thank you to my author friends, Jamie R., Teresa, Kelly, Tijan, Debra, L.B, Mia, Tonya, J.L., and Jamie M. for guiding this specific book along, acting as early readers, and providing insight to make this work stronger. Thank you to Stephanie at Stephanie’s Book Reports for the blind beta readers, to Mandy for her thoughtful feedback while this book was in the beta stage, and to Nikki for the cheerleading along the way with an early review. Thank you to Lauren for the superb and trustworthy edit, to Lindsay for the proofread, to Rebecca for the cover design, and to Julie for the beautiful formatting.
Also, thank you to the members of The Celi Circle, and the countless friends, family, and acquaintances who gave this book the encouragement it needed. I could never have done any of this without any of you.