“Ah, yes.” He recalled her mention of the dream before. “Only now we harvest and feast under the sun.”
“And the moon.”
“No.” He bent to her ear. “When the moon rises, I am carrying you inside for our own private feast.”
Four years since she had become his mate, and she still blushed.
“I love you,” she whispered.
“And I you. Now, let us greet our guests.” He clapped his hands together and the voices quieted, turning to face him. He had a short speech prepared, but it flew from his mind on the sun-warmed breeze. There were only three words that mattered anyway.
“Friends, welcome home.”
The End
Acknowledgments
I remember very well telling my beloved beta reader Emily Mellott what I had in mind for Bel and Uta before the first book in the series was even finished. I had the premise in mind, but executing the character of Uta really challenged me as a writer. In addition to Emily, I am indebted to the insights of my writing friends Anne Francis, Ed Hoornaert, Jessica Gibbons, B.B., and especially to Samantha MacDouglas who finally helped me figure out how to show the readers what I already knew to be true about Uta. And of course, I’m so grateful to the team at Omnific for making this series possible and for loving my characters as much as I do! Traci Olsen, Katherine Teel, CJ Creel, and Elizabeth Harper—thanks for taking a chance on me and my vampires!
About the Author
Amber Belldene grew up on the Florida panhandle, swimming with alligators, climbing oak trees and diving for scallops…when she could pull herself away from a book. As a child, she hid her Nancy Drew novels inside the church bulletin and read mysteries during sermons—an irony that is not lost on her when she preaches these days.
With a B.A. in comparative religion and an M.A. in theology, Amber is a Christian minister and student of religion. She believes stories are the best way to explore human truths. Some people think it is strange for a minister to write romance, but it is perfectly natural to Amber. She believes the human desire for love is at the heart of every romance novel and God made people with that desire.
Amber is addicted to vampire stories, but loves to read all kinds of romance and literature. Her favorite books examine history and cultural origins, like Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent, or Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. And, yes, she was named after that Amber, of the classic romance novel Forever Amber.
From the wine country of Sonoma County to the foggy neighborhoods of San Francisco, all of Amber’s fiction is set in Northern California, where she lives with her husband and two children.
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