And at her timid nod, he whispered, “I can’t believe it! An hour ago I thought my life, without you, never looked darker. And now I’ve not only your love—but someone else to love, too!”
Then the aloof senator from New Mexico astounded her by shouting, “I’m going to be a father!”
Her father stuck his head through the doorway. “Just make sure if it’s a girl, Nick, you’ll teach her how to fish and hunt!”
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Parris Afton Bonds is the mother of five sons and the author of thirty-five published novels. She is the co-founder of and first vice president of Romance Writers of America. Declared by ABC’s Nightline as one of the three-best-selling authors of romantic fiction, the award winning Parris Afton Bonds has been interviewed by such luminaries as Charlie Rose and featured in major newspapers and magazines as well as published in more than a dozen languages. She donates her time to teaching cretive writing to both grade school children and female inmates. The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor a published writer who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Prestigious recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer nominee Norman Zollinger.
Connect with Parris at http://parrisaftonbonds.com
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