Love and Other Surprises
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Ali smiled. Matt moved so close she could see the golden facets in his tawny eyes and feel his breath against her cheek. A shiver of attraction raced up her spine.
“I have a surprise for you, Ali.”
“I thought you hated surprises.”
He grinned and shrugged. “I wanted to show you I’m not so dreadfully predictable after all.”
“What is it?”
His brown eyes danced. “This house and everything in it.”
Ali stared at him for a long moment, too flabbergasted to speak. “You’re kidding,” she finally managed.
“I’m not. Here’s the deed.” He plucked a document off the bureau and handed it to her, his teeth flashing in a smile. “And I bought all the furnishings. You spent a lot of time and effort arranging everything the way you wanted it, and it would be a shame to send it all back to the stores.”
A jolt of joy shot through her. What a wonderful, amazing man she was marrying!
“Oh, Matt,” she breathed, pulling him to her and kissing him until they were both drugged and senseless.
When they finally came up for air, Ali was a tangle of rose lace and tousled hair and misty eyes. Matt thought she’d never looked lovelier.
“Do you like your surprise?” he asked.
“It’s wonderful. You’re wonderful.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and beamed up at him, pure rapture shining in her eyes.
It made his heart do somersaults to think he’d put that expression on her face. “You know, there’s something to be said for this surprise business after all,” he murmured, lowering his head and settling down to the task of discovering new ways to surprise her further.
The End
About The Author
Before becoming a full-time writer, Robin Wells was an advertising and public relations executive, but she always dreamed of writing novels—a dream inspired by a grandmother who told "hot tales" and parents who were both librarians.
When she sold her first novel, her family celebrated at a Chinese restaurant. Robin's fortune cookie read "Romance moves you in a new direction"—and has it ever! Robin has published 16 novels that have been translated into 19 different languages and has won the Romance Writers' of America's Golden Heart Award, two National Readers' Choice Awards, the Holt Medallion, and the Award of Excellence. In 2011, she was nominated for RWA's Rita Award. Robin lives just outside New Orleans with her husband, two daughters and an exceedingly spoiled dog named Winnie The Pooh-dle. Robin loves to hear from readers. Visit Robin's webpage at robinwells.com, friend her on Facebook, or write her at P.O. Box 303, Mandeville, LA 70470-0303.