Then the mic was back in Gentry’s face. “What do you think your chances are for Album of the Year?”
   But Skye wasn’t done and pulled the microphone back her way. “He’s going to win. I know it.”
   He loved her confidence in him, but still … “It doesn’t matter to me if I win or lose. I know it sounds corny, but I feel like I’ve already won, with my family healthy and happy, and I’m making the best music of my career. Honest music.”
   “One last question. I think it’s safe to say that your sound has evolved a lot in the last year. If I may be so blunt, you went from ‘Built to Leave’ to ‘Built to Stay.’ Was there a moment you can pinpoint where everything changed? Maybe when you lost your finger or your alleged tiff with Neil Blevins?”
   Nice try, but he was going to let that particular rumor about him and Neil fizzle out and die. The two men would never be best friends—or friends at all—but without Neil pushing him and challenging him at every turn, Gentry wouldn’t be the man he was today. “Come on. Don’t play me. You’ve got to know the story by now. It’s in all my hit songs on the new album, starting with the one that’s up for Song of the Year.”
   “You’re talking about ‘Riding in the Dark’?”
   “That’s the one. Everything I have in my life, all the riches a man could want, started with one wild night, a midnight horseback ride, and the prettiest girl I’d ever laid eyes on.”
   “Just like that?”
   Gentry hugged Skye close. “Just like that. And life has never been sweeter.”
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   About the Author
   Melissa Cutler has the best job in the world writing sexy contemporary romances and romantic suspense. She was struck at an early age by an unrelenting travel bug and is probably planning her next vacation as you read this. When she’s not globetrotting, she’s enjoying Southern California’s flip-flop wearing weather and wrangling two rambunctious kids. Learn more about Melissa and her books at www.melissacutler.net, or sign up for email updates here.
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   Contents
   Title Page
   Copyright Notice
   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
   Epilogue
   Also by Melissa Cutler
   Praise for Melissa Cutler
   About the Author
   Copyright
   This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
   ONE WILD NIGHT
   Copyright © 2017 by Melissa Cutler.
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