by Holly Martin
He grinned and opened his hand, holding out the ring. It was a beautiful emerald, fastened to the ring by a curl of tiny diamonds. ‘I’ve been carrying this ring with me on every trip here for the last two years. I was never brave enough to use it before. I love you, Skye Philips, and I always have. You have given me everything I ever wanted and I don’t mean a job or another child – although I’ll always be eternally grateful for those – but you loved me when I didn’t even love myself.’
Skye smiled. ‘You’ve very easy to love.’
‘Will you marry me?’
‘Absolutely,’ she said and he slid the ring onto her finger. It fitted perfectly, sparkling in the light.
‘And this time we’ll get married in Emerald Cove,’ Jesse said. ‘I’m thinking a sunset wedding.’
She let out an involuntary squeal of excitement. They were going to get married again and this time it would be forever. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him hard. He shuffled closer and rolled her slightly so she was on her side, then hooked her leg over his hip and, without taking his lips off hers, slid deep inside her. She moaned against his lips as he moved his hand round her back and pulled her in tighter.
She pulled back slightly to look at him, stroking his face. ‘I’ve been proposed to four times in my life. This one was definitely the best.’
His eyes were soft with affection for her as he continued to move slowly against her. ‘Why is that?’
She giggled. ‘Because it ended in sex.’
He laughed, the vibrations of his laughter travelling through her body causing wonderful feelings to bubble inside her. ‘Oh now I see, you’re only marrying me for sex.’
‘I’m marrying you because I love you with everything I have,’ Skye said and he moved to kiss her but she stopped him, with a finger on his lips. ‘But sex is definitely a bonus.’
He kissed her, smiling against her mouth as that glorious feeling started to spread to every fibre of her body.
Outside the storm raged on, loud rumbles of thunder and rain lashing against the windows. She smiled as she knew she was safe here in his arms. He was her haven. She could put down her anchor because, with him, she was home.
If you enjoyed Ice Creams at Emerald Cove, you’ll love my next gorgeously romantic story, Sunlight over Crystal Sands, out in June. Pre-order your copy here
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Also by Holly Martin
Jewel Island Series
Sunrise over Sapphire Bay
Autumn Skies over Ruby Falls
Ice Creams at Emerald Cove
Sunlight Over Crystal Sands
The Happiness Series
The Little Village of Happiness
The Gift of Happiness
The Summer of Chasing Dreams
Sandcastle Bay Series
The Holiday Cottage by the Sea
The Cottage on Sunshine Beach
Coming Home to Maple Cottage
Hope Island Series
Spring at Blueberry Bay
Summer at Buttercup Beach
Christmas at Mistletoe Cove
Juniper Island Series
Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky
A Town Called Christmas
White Cliff Bay Series
Christmas at Lilac Cottage
Snowflakes on Silver Cove
Summer at Rose Island
Standalone Stories
Fairytale Beginnings
Tied Up With Love
A Home on Bramble Hill
One Hundred Christmas Proposals
One Hundred Proposals
The Guestbook at Willow Cottage
For Young Adults
The Sentinel Series
The Sentinel (Book 1 of the Sentinel Series)
The Prophecies (Book 2 of the Sentinel Series)
The Revenge (Book 3 of the Sentinel Series)
The Reckoning (Book 4 of the Sentinel Series)
A letter from Holly
Thank you so much for reading Ice Creams at Emerald Cove, I had so much fun creating this story and revisiting the beautiful Jewel Island. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you did enjoy it, and want to keep up-to-date with all my latest releases, just Sign up here. Your email will never be shared and you can unsubscribe at any time.
One of the best parts of writing comes from seeing the reaction from readers. Did it make you smile or laugh, did it make you cry, hopefully happy tears? Did you fall in love with Skye, Jesse and Bea as much as I did? Did you like the gorgeous little Jewel Island? If you enjoyed the story, I would absolutely love it if you could leave a short review on Amazon. Getting feedback from readers is amazing and it also helps to persuade other readers to pick up one of my books for the first time. You can leave a review here.
My next book, out in March, is called Sunlight over Crystal Sands. It’s the fourth book in the Jewel Island Series and follows two new arrivals on Jewel Island, Lyra and Nix. You can order a copy here.
Thank you for reading.
Love Holly x
Acknowledgements
To my family, my mom, my biggest fan, who reads every word I’ve written a hundred times over and loves it every single time, my dad, my brother Lee and my sister-in-law Julie, for your support, love, encouragement and endless excitement for my stories.
For my twinnie, the gorgeous Aven Ellis for just being my wonderful friend, for your endless support, for cheering me on, for reading my stories and telling me what works and what doesn’t and for keeping me entertained with wonderful stories. I love you dearly.
To my lovely friends Julie, Natalie, Jac, Verity and Jodie, thanks for all the support.
To the Devon contingent, Paw and Order, Belinda, Lisa, Phil, Bodie, Kodi and Skipper. Thanks for keeping me entertained and always being there.
To everyone at Bookcamp, you gorgeous, fabulous bunch, thank you for your wonderful support on this venture.
Thanks to the brilliant Emma Rogers for the gorgeous cover design.
Thanks to my fabulous editors, Celine Kelly and Rhian McKay.
With thanks to the Brigham Gin Company who gave me some great advice about gin, how it’s made and whether seventy year old gin would actually be safe to drink.
To all the wonderful bloggers for your tweets, retweets, facebook posts, tireless promotions, support, encouragement and endless enthusiasm. You guys are amazing and I couldn’t do this journey without you.
To anyone who has read my book and taken the time to tell me you’ve enjoyed it or wrote a review, thank you so much.
Thank you, I love you all.
Published by Holly Martin in 2021
Copyright © Holly Martin, 2021
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events all locales is entirely coincidental.
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