“Here.” He offered her a plate with a small piece of pink cake. “Here’s a fork.”
Sarah’s hands shook. She looked down at the toad-shaped confection on top. Why was he going to extremes with this toad theme?
Lane grinned. “Go ahead. Try it.”
Smiling shyly, she stuck the tines of the fork directly into the green sugar toad.
Her fork hit something hard.
“What’s this?” Sarah raised the fork and studied the gooey object on it.
“A token of my love. I knew you wouldn’t believe my words so I acted.” He waved his hand to indicate the room full of toads.
“It’s a ring!”
“Yes it is.” Lane’s grin spread. He plucked the ring from her fork and wiped it clean with a linen napkin.
Very gently he removed the plate from Sarah’s hands and slipped the sparkling diamond solitaire onto the third finger of her left hand.
“I’ve asked once before, but now I will do it right.” Still holding her hand, he dropped to one knee. “Miss Colby, may I have the honor of your hand in marriage?”
Sarah’s mouth sagged open. The diamond was huge. Maybe three karats. She gaped at Lane. A powerful wave of love rushed through her. She’d been waiting for this for so long. It was real, wasn’t it?
At that very moment a very fallible Prince Charming was on bended knee, holding her left hand and gazing at her with hope. Lane Williams had filled her heart from the instant of that first kiss. Now it was time to acknowledge what she’d known all along.
The little flirt inside returned. “You’ll find, Mr. Williams, I’m a woman of action too.”
Scooping a large glob of pink icing from the top of the cake with the fingertip of her right hand, she smeared it on his mouth.
“Yes, I’ll marry you,” she said through tears. “I’ve discovered I enjoy having my cake and eating too.”
She placed her hands on either side of his face and stared into Lane’s love-filled eyes. Then Sarah leisurely kissed the frosting from his lips, knowing she finally kissed her Prince Charming, a man of her own.
THE END
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jan Scarbrough lives in Louisville, Kentucky, along with two dogs and four cats. Dreams do come true! On January 2, 2000, she married Bill, her soul mate.
When she's not writing, Jan takes riding lessons every week on her favorite horse, the American Saddlebred. She also volunteers at The Luci Center, a therapeutic riding center.
Jan says, "The process of becoming a published author has been fun. My best friends are fellow writers. Who else will check a point plot for me or understand GMC and POV?"
Jan Scarbrough is a member of Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America and the Kentucky Romance Writers, where she served as president, secretary, and newsletter editor. Jan is currently the web mistress of the KYRW chapter’s award-winning web site.
Resplendence Publishing is proud to introduce The Sister Writers, and Legend, Tennessee…
What happens when four writers who love romance get together and create a town, the people who live in it, and the stories of those people's lives? You get Legend, Tennessee - where four women from different backgrounds find purpose, love - and their future - in a town intent on preserving its past.
Ladies of Legend: Finding Home is an anthology including four novellas:
Claiming the Legend, by Janet Eaves... Lilly Peach is running from something so frightening it finally takes a whole town to cover her back.
Midnight in Legend, TN, by Magdalena Scott... Lovely Midnight Shelby finds Legend on the Internet after becoming tired of being one of her now ex-husband's "beautiful things."
Bed, Breakfast, and You, by Maddie James ... Suzie Schul finds home only when the "fling" she had many months earlier shows up with a plan on her B&B doorstep.
The Reunion Game, by Jan Scarbrough... Plain Jane Smith reunites with her long lost love by playing a game of "bait and switch" with her famous twin sister.
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Additional Legend, Tennessee titles coming to
Resplendence Publishing in 2008:
Beauty and the Beast by Janet Eaves
Harvest Moon by Janet Eaves
Murder on the Mountain by Maddie James
A Legendary Christmas, A Christmas Anthology by Janet Eaves, Maddie James, Jan Scarbrough, and Magdalena Scott
Want to read more from the Sister Writers? Check out the
following titles now available at www.resplendencepublishing.com:
The Curse: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice by Maddie James
Blue by Maddie James
Red: A Seduction Tale by Maddie James
The Cult: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice (book two) by Maddie James
Coming Soon to Resplendence Publishing:
The Quest: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice (book three) by Maddie James
A Perfect Escape by Maddie James
My Lord Raven by Jan Scarbrough
The Blank Book by Magdalena Scott
Additional Legend, Tennessee titles coming to
Resplendence Publishing in 2008:
Beauty and the Beast by Janet Eaves
Harvest Moon by Janet Eaves
Murder on the Mountain by Maddie James
A Legendary Christmas, A Christmas Anthology by Janet Eaves, Maddie James, Jan Scarbrough, and Magdalena Scott
Want to read more from the Sister Writers? Check out the
following titles now available at www.resplendencepublishing.com:
The Curse: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice by Maddie James
Blue by Maddie James
Red: A Seduction Tale by Maddie James
The Cult: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice (book two) by Maddie James
Coming Soon to Resplendence Publishing:
The Quest: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice (book three) by Maddie James
A Perfect Escape by Maddie James
My Lord Raven by Jan Scarbrough
The Blank Book by Magdalena Scott
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