“And there are over a hundred comments on the magazine website.”
“You’re an overnight success in publishing.”
“And you’re going to have the hottest new laptop computer on the market,” she said. “Mallory’s dad’s company is toast.”
A woman Rae had never seen before stopped dead in her path past their table. She glanced from Nate to Rae and back to Nate. “Say, aren’t you two…”
“We are,” Nate answered with pride in his voice.
“I love the two of you,” the woman said. “You’re so adorable.”
“He is. I’m not so sure about me,” Rae said.
The woman laughed. “And you’re funny. Your writing. It just…”
“Sparkles?” Nate supplied.
“Yes, that’s it.” The woman wiggled her fingers. “Sparkles.”
“Thanks,” Rae said.
“You two are going to get married, aren’t you?” the woman said.
Nate squeezed Rae’s knee. “As soon as I can get her to set a date.”
The familiar heat warmed her cheeks. She’d be blushing, of course. Or maybe she was just full of joy.
“I can’t wait to read all about it,” the woman said.
Nate smiled again, radiant enough to light up the coffee shop. “Neither can I.”
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Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my wonderful editor, Alycia Tornetta, and to the entire staff of Entangled Publishing.
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author Alice Gaines loves her romance hot, so Entangled’s Scorched is perfect for her. She lives in Oakland, California with two pet feral cats and her corn snake, Casper. You can contact Alice at [email protected]. If you visit her blog at http://www.alicegaines.blogspot.com, you can sign up for her newsletter. She routinely raffles off her hand knitted and crochet projects.
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