by Louise Bay
Dylan grabbed a strawberry from the bowl beside me. “You have this new show, so it makes more sense for me to be where you are.” In the weeks since we’d been back together, Dylan hadn’t been back to Chicago and I hadn’t questioned it, wanting everything to stay as it had been. Dylan had barely been back to his apartment. He certainly hadn’t slept there. We’d spent every night together, and I couldn’t imagine anything else. If that meant I had to move to Chicago, then so be it.
“But be practical, that’s where your business is.”
“But you’re here. You’re happy here and that’s what’s most important to me. And now that the Redux deal has gone through, Raf and I need to be on top of things. I can make London work.” He checked his messages, dropping the discussion as if it were a done deal.
“Well, maybe for six months or something.” I stopped the mixer and waited for Dylan to respond.
He looked up at me. “We’re not living in the fifties. I can do what I need to by video conference. People are used to it now. It’s not such a big deal. I want you to be happy, and I can always fly back when I need to. Raf’s cool about it.”
“You’ve spoken to him?”
He shrugged. “Of course.”
“Before you spoke to me?”
“Beth, I’ve seen you with your family. It’s important to you to be here with them. As much as I love Chicago, it’s just a city to me. This is your home. Anyway, I like the thought of our kids having British accents.” He pulled me to his chest. “Have I told you how much I like you in this apron?”
I ignored his perverted apron obsession. “Kids?”
“Yeah, I was thinking five or six, but maybe six is too many.”
“Oh yeah, but five is perfectly fine? You don’t have to push them out of your vagina.”
“We can start with one and see how we go.” Dylan threaded his fingers through mine and traced his thumb across my wrist.
“Okay then.” I rested against his chest. “But not yet. I’m young and …” I’d thought about having kids in the abstract. Spending time with Sophia and Maggie convinced me I wanted children but it wasn’t something that I saw happening to me in the near future. Life fundamentally changed when kids came along. Dylan and I would be together forever, but I just wasn’t ready to share him yet.
“I’d like a few years just you and me, if I’m honest,” Dylan said, echoing my own thoughts. “We can borrow Maggie or Sophia if we want to practice. But let’s spend a few years married on our own. I’ve not tasted everything you can bake yet.”
I laughed. “Did you just propose?”
Dylan shook his head. “Nope. You’ll know when I do. I haven’t bought a ring yet.”
“Okay then.” I frowned. “What if I want to propose to you?”
“Well, I guess we’ll see who gets there first.” He kissed me on the forehead.
“Okay then.” I looked up at him and stroked his jaw. “Dylan?”
“Yes, my sweet?” He dropped a small kiss on my lips.
“Will you marry me?”
He smiled and shook his head. “You a little impatient?”
I turned in his arms. “Always.”
“Me too, baby, me too. But I’m not answering that question, so you’re just going to have to wait until I have a ring. Anyway, though I hate to interrupt this moment, I smell something burning.”
“Shit.” I pulled out of his arms and raced to the oven. “Holy crap. I knew it was a fluke. I’m hopeless at pastry.”
Dylan slid one arm around my waist and turned off the oven with the other. I looked up into his indigo eyes.
“You’re perfect, for me,” he said, kissing my neck. “You don’t need to get everything right the first time. We learn more from our mistakes than we do our victories.”
I smiled, grateful I had Dylan to remind me not to be too hard on myself, or him, whenever I forgot. Neither of us was perfect but we were perfect for each other.
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I can’t believe I just typed 2016 into the copyright page. I’ve been publishing for less than two years and it feels like I should have been doing it all my life. I love creating characters that you like to read. I hope I continue to do that during 2016 and beyond.
Thank you for reading Beth and Dylan’s story. It was a difficult one in many ways. I’ve known a number of alcoholics and I understand that recovery isn’t as easy as Beth makes it look. I understand the pain that addicts and friends and family of addicts endure as a result of addiction. Luckily for me I get to write things the way I want to write them. I know that Beth and her family struggled with her addiction more than we ever saw in this book or in What the Lightning Sees. But some of you may know that I like to write love stories and that’s what I wanted for Beth-I wanted her next chapter to be about love not about addiction. I hope that makes sense to you.
To all my champions and cheerleaders-thank you. I hope I can pay it forward.
Elizabeth-so often, in the space of ten minutes I go from wanting to punch you in the face to wanting to kiss you on the mouth. It’s a good job we live thousands of miles from each other! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Karen Booth-thank you for being there. 2016 is going to be your year my lovely.
Jessica Hawkins, thank you for your support and help. I can’t wait to read what you have for us next.
Jules Rapley Collins-I’m sorry for all the hot sex in this book #sorrynotsorry. Megan Fields I believe you will find your own Dylan James. Thank you both for all your support.
Thanks to Jacquie Jax Denison, Lucy May, Lauren Hutton, Kingston Westmoreland, Lauren Luman, Mimi Perez Sanchez, Ashton Williams Shone, Tina Haynes Marshall, Susan Ann Whitaker, Vicky Marsh, Sally Ann Cole, Elaine Hudson York, Karen Isopi, Athena Grayson and Colleen Flynn Vermilye. You girls rock!
Twirly, ahem, I’ve not heard from you ALL DAY. Where are you?
Anna Kirby is sick of dating. She’s tired of heartbreak. Despite being smart, sexy, and funny, she’s a magnet for men who don’t deserve her.
A week’s vacation in New York is the ultimate distraction from her most recent breakup, as well as a great place to meet a stranger and have some summer fun. But to protect her still-bruised heart, fun comes with rules. There will be no sharing stories, no swapping numbers, and no real names. Just one night of uncomplicated fun.
Super-successful serial seducer Ethan Scott has some rules of his own. He doesn’t date, he doesn’t stay the night, and he doesn’t make any promises.
It should be a match made in heaven. But rules are made to be broken.
The Empire State Series is a series of three novellas.
Guys like Joel Wentworth weren’t supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of the girls on campus, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.
After graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I’d refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadn’t seen him again. Never even spoken to him.
I’ve spent the last eight years working hard to put my career front and center in my life, dodging any personal complications. I have a strict no-dating policy. I’ve managed to piece together a reality that works for me.
Until now.
Now, Joel’s coming back to London.
And I need to get over him before he gets over here
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Hopeful is a stand-alone novel.
Leah Thompson’s life in London is everything she’s supposed to want: a successful career, the best girlfriends a bottle of sauvignon blanc can buy, and a wealthy boyfriend who has just proposed. But something doesn’t feel right. Is it simply a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’?
Uncertain about her future, Leah looks to her past, where she finds her high school crush, Daniel Armitage, online. Daniel is one of London’s most eligible bachelors. He knows what and who he wants, and he wants Leah. Leah resists Daniel’s advances as she concentrates on being the perfect fiancé.
She soon finds that she should have trusted her instincts when she realises she’s been betrayed by the men and women in her life.
Leah’s heart has been crushed. Will ever be able to trust again? And will Daniel be there when she is?
Faithful is a stand-alone novel.
A Wonder Woman costume, a bottle of tequila and a game of truth or dare between two close friends changes everything.
Is it possible for a guy to turn on a switch and realize he’s been in love with a girl that’s been under his nose for over a decade? Ashleigh Franklin can’t decide.
Ashleigh wants the fairy tale. Ever since she was a kid, her best friend’s brother, Luke, has been her fantasy Prince Charming. Now he’s trying to convince her that she’s the one he’s wanted all these years. There’s no way it’s that easy to escape the friend zone.
Single after years living with a girlfriend, Luke has finally woken up. What he’s been waiting for has been right under his nose for almost his entire life. Can he persuade her that he’s serious and won’t break her heart?
The Calling Me Series, is a series of three novellas.
An enemies-to-lovers romance that will leave you panting for more.
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but Haven Daniels doesn’t agree. Jake Harrison’s tall hard body, deliciously golden skin and obvious wealth must mean that what’s on the inside isn’t worth getting to know.
Haven Daniels needs to lighten up and let people in—and Jake thinks he’s the perfect guy to make it happen. It doesn’t hurt that she’s movie star beautiful and has no idea.
Forced to work together, verbal sparring turns into sexual chemistry but men like Jake are trouble and Haven has had enough trouble to last her a lifetime.
Will Haven give into the passion and succumb to hotter-than-hell Jake’s charms? Can Jake break through Haven’s tough exterior and reveal the sexy, funny woman he knows lies beneath?
What the Lightning Sees, the Complete Series is a series of three novellas.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
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Table of Contents
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
Epilogue
Links
Acknowledgments
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