“You’re the best wife ever,” he growled against her ear, and her insides coiled. Then he looked deep into her eyes, and the love she saw there stole her breath. “I’ll love you forever, no matter what life brings. I promise.” He brushed her lips with his.
She nodded, her heart so full, so content, that she thought it might burst. “Just keep smiling. That’s all I need.”
The End
Acknowledgments
I am indebted to Ted Grumblatt for giving me insight into green architecture and for coming up with the solution to Trinity Falls. It was brilliant.
A huge thank-you goes out to Katy Pierce, Fritz Davis, Ron Weathers, Steve Heglund, and the entire town of Red River, New Mexico. While the characters and establishments are formed solely from my imagination, the real people and places of Red River are wonderful.
I am ever grateful to my BFF and partner in crime, Kim Rasmussen. Without her, I wouldn’t have nearly as much funny material to write about.
A big thank-you goes to my critique partner, Shelly Chalmers, for helping to breathe life into my stories. I’m so fortunate to know you.
And last but certainly not least, my deepest gratitude to my editors, Kelli Martin and Maria Gomez of Montlake Romance at Amazon Publishing, and Melody Guy, the entire Montlake team, and my agent, Jill Marsal of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. You guys are simply maaaaarvelous!
About the Author
Photo © 2014 Frank Frost Photography
Shelly Alexander is the author of It’s In His Heart and It’s In His Touch, part of the Red River Valley series. A 2014 Golden Heart finalist, she grew up traveling the world, earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and worked in the business world for twenty-five years. With four older brothers, she watched every Star Trek episode ever made, joined the softball team instead of ballet class, and played with G.I. Joes while the Barbie Corvette stayed tucked in her closet. When she had three sons of her own, she decided to escape her male-dominated world by reading romance novels and has been hooked ever since. Now, she spends her days writing steamy contemporary romances while tending to an obstinate English bulldog named Lola.
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