“Oh, Kasey.” She cries softly against my chest. “Those words…You made me cry.”
“I love you, soon to be Mrs. De La Fuente.” I kiss her quickly.
“I love you so much, Kasey. I can’t believe how lucky I am.”
“Hmm.” I nuzzle into her neck. “Talking about lucky, watch.” I nod in the direction of her brother, Blake.
Blake has been on his best behavior while under Violet’s roof and his physical therapy is helping him to keep in shape, but unfortunately he’s still in a wheelchair.
Sometimes I wonder about him and about how he’s feeling now that his sister has a life of her own. He’s still part of it and always will be, but it must be strange for him.
Now though, he’s disappeared around the back of the house with Violet and meeting Felicity’s curious gaze, I wiggle my brows.
“Seriously? You think there’s something going on?”
“I don’t know, honey. You’ve seen him watching her when she isn’t looking and when he doesn’t realize he’s being watched. Maybe she’ll help him heal in more ways than one.”
Felicity frowns. “I don’t know what she’s running from because I haven’t asked. It’s her story to tell, if and when she’s ready. I just hope that she doesn’t hurt Blake in the process because she’s given him a reason to get out of bed every day. That I have noticed.”
“I’ve noticed as well…now back to my soon to be wife and unborn child. Do you remember the other week, when we went for a drive and you fell in love with the house we saw set back from the lake? I believe you called it your house.”
She giggles. “How could I forget? It’s the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen. Not too big, but not too small either. Perfect gardens and that view…it’s just amazing.”
“It’s also ours,” I announce and feel her body freeze at my words.
“What did you just say?” Her eyes search mine and suddenly start to fill with tears.
“I bought us your house. The contracts are waiting for your signature and then we can move in, or wait while we decide what work needs to be done. It’s up to you, honey, because as long as you’re in the house with me then I’m home.”
“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to tell you how much I love you, Kasey.”
“I love you too.”
THE END
Afterword
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Other books by Lexi Buchanan
Bad Boy Rockers
Book 1: Sizzle
Book 2: Spicy
Book 3: Sultry
Book 4: Savor
Book 5: Sinful
Book 6: Silent Night (Novella)
McKenzie Brothers
Book 1: Seduce
Book 1.5: The Wedding (Novella)
Book 2:Rapture
Book 3: Delight
Book 4: Entice
Book 5: Cherished
Book 5.5: A McKenzie Christmas (Novella)
De La Fuente Family (McKenzie Spinoff)
Book 1: Love in Montana
Book 2: Love in Purgatory
Book 3: Love in Bloom
Book 4: Love in Country
Book 5: Love in Flame
Book 6: Love in Game
Book 7: Love in Education (next)
Jackson Hole
Book 1: From This Moment
Book 1.5: When we Meet (Novella, in the back of From This Moment)
Book 2: New Beginning (coming soon)
Holiday Season
Kissing Under the Mistletoe
A Soldier’s Christmas
Romantic Suspense
28 Days
Lawful
Stryker
Standalone Novella’s
One Dance
Educate Me
Romantic Mystery
Rose and Jacob
Coming Soon
BABY MAKES THREE, McKenzie Cousins #1
This series kicks off with the story of Sirena McKenzie who is the daughter of Michael and Lily (Seduce, McKenzie Brothers #1)
LOVE IN EDUCATION, De La Fuente #7
Rae's daughter, Andie Foster's story with Professor Seth Lawrence.
DEAR PROFESSOR, a student/teacher standalone
Meet high school student, Gage Stockton, and his young teacher, Melissa McCray.
LOVE IN SURRENDER, De La Fuente #8
Blake Kelly and Violet Flowers book will end the series, but there may be a Christmas Novella for the family.
A BUSINESS DECISION, McKenzie Cousins #2
Michael McKenzie Jr who is the son of Michael and Lily (Seduce, McKenzie Brothers #1)
28 Days ~ a Romantic Suspense
Sentenced to death...
All hope gone...
Until he receives a visit from victim #6
Condemned for a crime he didn’t commit, Quinten Peterson sat on death row praying for a miracle. He just never expected his angel of mercy to be the girl he fell in love with so long ago.
The press called her a victim, but Saige Lockwood was a survivor. And she had twenty-eight days to discover the truth about what really happened to her that fateful night, eight years ago.
With time running out, Saige desperately needed to unlock her memories . . . before it was too late.
A Romantic Suspense from NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexi Buchanan.
Stryker, an MMA Romantic Suspense
When my childhood friend, Cora, dared me to write a sexy novel about a martial arts fighter, I agreed, albeit under the influence of alcohol. It was something for me—something different and exciting.
It was supposed to be research, pure and simple. But then I met him—a six-foot-six mountain of a man with no name. The way his muscles flexed and rippled when he trained made my belly quiver. The way his dark hair flopped over his forehead made me want to brush it back from his strong face. His nose had been broken, but it made no difference, he was still a handsome man. He had eyes dark as the night that would land on me the minute I entered his gym…Every…Time.
He was their star fighter, the one that brought in the big money. At first I feared him because of his size and the way he would look at me. But then I discovered that I was his biggest distraction, and no matter what my head told me, my heart told me to fight for the man who didn’t know how to live outside of the octagon.
NYT & USA Today bestselling author Lexi Buchanan brings you her new sexy standalone novel about fighting for freedom when the odds are against you.
Rose and Jacob, a Romantic Mystery
Life is pristine at Rose Cottage in Cape Elizabeth when Mack (McKenzie) Harper and her six-year old nephew move in for the summer. While storing boxes, Mack discovers a diary, which pulls her into a world of heartache, betrayal, and love that transcends the pain of loss. The first page of the diary reads, “This is the diary of a Rose, dated March 4th, 1947.”
Settling down to read this diary, she discovers a love story between Rose Degan and a man named Jacob Evans. Through research, Rose discovers that Jacob is still alive and finds herself driven to not only discover Rose’s tragic ending, but to contact Jacob and tell him the truth of Rose’s fate.
Dismounting his Harley, Dean Evans was more curious than ever about the woman who’d been trying to contact his grandfather especially as her questions pertained to a diary she’d discovered. Dean had no recollection of his grandfather ever mentioning Cape Elizabeth, and his grandfather had told him many a story from when he’d been a younger man.
Dean’s curiosity had been piqued from the moment he’d been told about the woman and the diary, which was why he was now in town, with plans of uncovering the truth about a diary that was sixty-eight years old.
Together Mack and Dean try to unravel the mystery surrounding what happened t
o Rose back in 1947.
All these characters come together in a story of love, loss and friendship.
Sizzle, Bad Boy Rockers #1
Thalia is twenty-one and has just finished her sophomore year of college. Her new boyfriend, Liam, invites her to spend the summer with him and his family, so as she’s been unable to find a local job to keep her at college, Thalia jumps at the chance. Liam tells her that she can be his guest at his brother, Jack’s, wedding at the end of the summer.
Jack is twenty-five and feels as though he’s drowning. He’s engaged to Mia, against his will, because it’s always been drilled into him, family comes first. Jack’s studying for a law degree, and wants to go out on his own once he graduates, specializing in criminal law. His father wants him to accept a junior partnership in the law firm owned jointly by him and Lewis, his fiancées father, to practice family law.
Then he meets his brother’s girlfriend, Thalia, and he can’t get her out of his head. He needs her to keep her distance, because every time she smiles in his direction, he wants to carry her to his room and do really naughty things to her.
Then Saturday night arrives and Liam takes Thalia to a new bar that has opened on the outskirts of town, where she discovers Jack’s big secret. By day he’s the good looking, slightly older brother with a chip on his shoulder, who gives her hot looks, and by night he’s Phoenix, singer/guitar player for bad boy group ‘Deception’, who makes her sizzle to the core!
He has muscle. He has tattoos. He has piercings. He has a mouth that makes her panties wet every time he opens it. He is supposed to be getting married. He is also her boyfriend’s brother...
Seduce, McKenzie Brothers #1
Five hot brothers who are about to meet five equally hot partners.
Michael McKenzie is CEO of the family owned, architectural & construction business, McKenzie Holdings, and he has a very bad habit of putting work before all else… until he meets his new assistant.
On Lily Redmond’s first day of work she finds herself the new assistant to Michael McKenzie, and she’s shocked to discover that it was the same man that she flirted with in the elevator that very morning.
Lily and Michael are instantly drawn to each other, but he’s her boss, and Lily lives with her boyfriend of seven years, but everything isn’t always, as it seems.
Love in Montana, De La Fuente #1
Crave ~ Desire ~ Lust ~ Longing . . . emotions that Eric De La Fuente feels for Sylvia Taylor while she dated another man. It’s been months since their close encounter and Eric needs to come to terms with that, maybe, she isn’t so out of reach after all…
One night he sees his chance with Sylvia and takes it. The morning after he knows deep down that he hasn’t just scratched an itch, and with the help of his brother, he realizes it was so much more. But what to do about it? And how is he supposed to handle Sylvia lying to him?
Sylvia loves her position at McKenzie Holdings, but making her dreams of a country cottage a reality, her savings need a serious boost. Her only quick-fix option is to become an exotic dancer at Poles. Shortly after starting, love notes from an admirer are left in her locker, but this innocent gesture quickly turns sinister and actions start speaking louder than words.
How long can Sylvia keep her fear hidden before her safety is compromised?
This can be read as a standalone and is intended for mature audiences (17+) due to sexual content.
The Series
The De La Fuente home is outside of Great Falls, Montana, and the new series features each of the De La Fuente siblings: Dante, Eric, Aiden, Mateo, Kasey, and fraternal twins, Diego and Emelia.
Lawful (Gia ~ Hunter ~ Julian ~ Jarrod)
FOUR Novellas in ONE volume.
Gia ~ Gia Carrington, the Judge's daughter. Because of who her father is, she suddenly finds herself needing the protection of a US Marshal.
Hunter ~ Hunter Fielding, a US Marshal who will do anything to protect those he loves the most.
Julian ~ Julian St Claire, a US Marine, who through helping a friend became involved in a trafficking case.
Jarrod ~ Judge Jarrod Carrington, who wants nothing more than to settle down with one of his daughter's best friends.
About the Author
Lexi Buchanan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romance. When not writing stories that'll make you swoon, you'll find her sitting in the sunshine or yelling at the cat to put the hamster down!
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