“Put it on, sweetling,” he said, slipping the sparkling loop over her finger. She barely had time to admire the ring before he lifted her up in his arms and threw her in the backseat of the car.
He threw himself in next, and Cecily saw there were two blankets this time.
One beige-and-gray plaid dead-body blanket.
And a new plaid blanket: pink and white.
“Love you, baby,” Shane whispered.
“Love you back,” she said.
The last thing Cecily caught, before Shane’s mouth drove her absolutely crazy, was the wide, easy grin on his face and the sound of him laughing. Happy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you, Chris Keeslar, beloved spouse. Thank you, Megan Frampton, huckleberry extraordinaire. Thank you, agent Louise Fury, master of reinvention. And thank you, editors Alison Dasho and Lauren Plude, for taking it to the next level.
Watch for the next Hudson Kings book, coming soon!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo © 2010 Chris Keeslar
Liz Maverick is a bestselling, award-winning author and adventurer whose projects have taken her from driving trucks in Antarctica to working behind the scenes on reality-TV shows in Hollywood. Liz has written more than fifteen novels and is the creator of the USA Today bestselling Crimson City series, as well as Wired, a Publishers Weekly Book of the Year. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and loves to stay in touch with readers via her website and newsletter at www.lizmaverick.com/newsletter.
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