Tears fill my eyes as Nina screams my name and hurries down the steps. Dylan is right after her, moving slower, looking like he can’t believe what he’s seeing. In a blink, they are both on me, almost knocking me on my ass, but I don’t care. Their hugs are something I didn’t know how much I needed until they were there.
Damn. I’m crying. That, I wasn’t expecting, but I don’t care. This is my family and I’ve missed them for thirteen years. Dylan’s shoulders are shaking and so are Nina’s and we just hold to each other outside of the brownstone.
A moment later Dylan pulls back and wipes his eye with the back of his sleeve. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? We would have gotten you from the airport.”
“I wanted to surprise you.”
“Well, you did that.” He laughs. “Let’s get inside.”
“So, it’s okay that I just dropped in?”
“I’m going to forget you even asked that question. My home…” he looks at Nina. “Our home will always be your home too.”
About Jane Charles
Jane Charles is a USA Today Bestselling author who has lived in the Midwest her entire life. As a child she would more likely be found outside with a baseball than a book in her hand. In fact, Jane hated reading until she was sixteen. Out of boredom on a long road trip she borrowed her older sister’s historical romance and fell in love with reading. She long ago lost count of how many novels she has read over the years and her love for them never died. Along with romance she has a passion for history and the two soon combined when she penned her first historical romance. What turned into a hobby became a passion. In addition to historical romances, she has been pulled to write contemporary and began penning her new series, Baxter Academy of Arts. She intends to continue writing both historical and contemporary.
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Also by Jane Charles
Baxter Boys
Rattled: Rattled #1 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
Rattle His Cage: Rattled #2 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
All Horns and Rattles: Rattled #3 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Rattled #4 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
Rattling Around: Rattled #5 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
The Christmas Rattle: Rattled #8 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
Slightly Rattled: Rattled #7 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
The Rattle Box: Rattled #8 (Baxter Boys Series ~ Rattled)
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Baxter Academy
Valentine Wishes: The Legacy #1 (Baxter Academy Series ~ The Legacy)
Colors of You: The Academy #1 (Baxter Academy Series ~ The Academy)
Shadows of Memory: The Academy #2 (Baxter Academy Series ~ The Academy)
Casting Doubt: The Academy #3 (Baxter Academy Series ~ The Academy)
Between the Lines: The Academy #4 (Baxter Academy Series ~ The Academy)
The Tenacious Trents
Compromised For Christmas
Landing a Laird
A Misguided Lord
A Perfect Gentlemen
Devil in Her Dreams
A Lass For Christmas
A Reluctant Rake
Lady Revealed
Lady Disguised
Lady Concealed
A Tenacious Trent’s Wedding
Lady Admired
The Spirited Storms
Christmas Spirits
Ruined by a Lady
Weathering Captain Storm
Wiggon’s School For Elegant Young Ladies
To Walk in the Sun
Ghosts From the Past
The Witching Hour
A Gentleman’s Guide to Once Upon a Time
His Impetuous Debutante
His Contrary Bride
His Not So Sensible Miss
His Christmas Match
Muses
Her Muse, Lord Patrick
Her Muse, Her Magic
Her Muse, Her David
Her Muse, His Grace
Scot to the Heart
Courting the Scot
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