Farren barked a laugh. It could’ve been a snort, but Grady was too kind to notice those.
“Where are you taking me?”
“To the observation platform. We can see from there.”
“See what?”
“Their romantic dinner.” He spoke as if to a child.
“No, no, that’s tomorrow night,” she said, frowning. “I’m sure I booked the group dinner for then.”
“I love your focus on Singles Fest but try to follow along. Think back to our first dinner on the beach.”
He steered her onto the viewing platform and turned her to face the ocean. Then he cozied up behind her and held her shoulders. His mouth sat next to her ear and his breath sent tendrils of heat down her spine.
“Oh, I see,” she said. And suddenly she knew how they must have looked on the night of her surprise dinner on the beach.
Two people sat kitty corner to each other, oblivious to the servers standing off to the side at a prep table filled with everything they’d need to feed the happy couple. Light from the tall lanterns cast a golden glow across Delphine’s face and shoulders, giving her a nimbus worthy of an angel. Farren’s heart expanded as she took in the scene. So sweet. So romantic.
So very private.
“We shouldn’t be watching this,” she said. “It’s their moment.” She blinked moisture out of her eyes when she saw James rise from his chair to kneel in front of Delphine. “It’s too personal, Grady.” She turned to face him.
He was on one knee, too and in his hand was an open velvet box. She gasped. “Did Delphine shop for this?”
He shook his head. “She doesn’t know you like I do.”
“Oh, Grady.” There, in the box, sat a deep blue square cut sapphire surrounded by diamonds that glittered like stars. “I love it.”
“I can’t face another week without knowing if this is real, Farren. If what we have is forever. Because that’s what I want. Forever with you.”
They’d spoken of their love many times. Simple words with a wealth of meaning. They’d confirmed they wanted children, where they’d live, how they’d manage his newly pared-down schedule. And still, he looked uncertain. For a man whose trust had been shattered, Grady needed to feel her love, not just hear about it.
“Oh, Grady, the fake thing was real from the start, we just didn’t know it.” Farren sank to the wooden planks to join him chest to chest, face to face. His arms closed around her as he set his lips to hers.
They had each other, for real, and forever.
LOOK FOR MAKE ME, EVA and Jesse’s story, set in Last Chance Beach in July 2022.
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Coming September 26, 2021
Sand, Salt and Spirits
Bestselling Author
Kathryn Hills
CAN A WEEKEND VISIT to Last Chance Beach undo decades of brokenhearted memories? Conjuring up some island magic might just be the trick. Or treat!
Kyle Worthington hasn’t returned to Last Chance Beach in years. He’s worked hard to prove himself to his overbearing father and the rest of the world. Now it’s October, and the vacation island paradise is celebrating the season with an island-wide Fall Festival. Family obligation demands he participate. Everyone will be there, including the ghost that haunts his grandparents’ B&B.
The running joke that Kyle never sticks with anything—not a career or a woman—will continue to plague him. Unless he brings a knockout of a date to the weekend-long event. Cassandra Corwin fits the bill perfectly. Kyle’s had his eye on his brilliant, beautiful coworker since day one. But Cassie is an enigma, a loner. There’s no room in her life for anyone except Odin, her goofball of a Great Dane.
Will this woman of mystery agree to Kyle’s scheme to impress his family? Can two near strangers from opposite worlds survive family gatherings and back-to-back Halloween events while pretending to be a couple? Kyle’s father seems hell-bent on derailing everything before they even shout “Boo!”
Or will the island’s magic prove too powerful for them to resist?
Secrets Under the Sun
Bestselling Author
Kari Lemor
November 7, 2021
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Deceptively Yours
NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author
Joan Reeves
DECEPTIVELY YOURS IS a very steamy romantic suspense. Tatiana has secrets and a past with Declan, a straight-arrow cop, and the new Police Chief in Last Chance Beach. Can she risk her heart and her life to love him? Will he still love her if he learns the truth of her past deceptions?
The Return of the Runaway Bride
Bestselling and Award-Winning Author
Nancy Fraser
IN THIS SEXY ROMANCE second chances are explored. Years after running away...
Will coming home be a mistake or a new beginning for them both?
About the Author
BONNIE EDWARDS has been writing all her life, starting with a poem about Santa suffering with gout. She was seven, Santa was a thousandteen years old. Delighted with writing, she went on to write family sagas, humorous contemporary romance, romantic suspense, erotic paranormal ghost romances and more.
She may jump around within romance, but all her stories come with a tear, a laugh, and a happy ending. Published by Kensington Books, Harlequin Books, Carina Press, and Robinson (UK) Bonnie’s stories stretch from short stories to novellas and novels. Now, she’s happy to be publishing her work herself.
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