And then, apparently deciding I wasn’t worth it, the big bird folded its wings and launched past me, rejoining its family in the center of the pond.
The ripples faded in its wake. I stood there, dripping and shaking with shock. In my arms, Polly shook, too.
“I thought I heard a commotion,” said Trey’s voice.
I swayed. I was hallucinating. Unless . . . I turned. Nope. There he was, in the flesh, on the bank, golden-skinned and lean and perfect, the only boy I’d ever loved.
Of course he would show up now, I thought despairingly. When I was wet, muddy, and bloody. At a total disadvantage.
Our gazes locked. “Little Amy.” He smiled crookedly. “I should have known it would be you.”
My vision grayed. And I realized two things.
One, I was quite possibly going to faint.
And two, I wasn’t over him after all.
Photo by Michael Ritchey
New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of thirty novels. Her stories have earned numerous awards, including two Romance Writers of America RITA® Awards, ten RITA® nominations, and two National Readers’ Choice Awards.
Carolina Dreaming, the fifth book in her Dare Island series, won the 2017 RITA® Award for Best Contemporary Romance: Mid-length, and was named one of BookPage’s Top Ten Romance Novels of 2016.
Virginia is married to her college sweetheart, a coffee shop owner who keeps her well supplied with caffeine and material. They make their home in North Carolina, where they raised three (mostly adult) children. She is a firm believer in the strength of family, the importance of storytelling, and the power of love.
Her favorite thing to make for dinner? Reservations.
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