“I love you, too, Miles.”
Rand and Freddy reappeared at the bedroom door. Rand had his arm around Freddy’s shoulder.
“We have something we’d like to tell you,” Rand said.
Miles and Verity looked at him in expectation.
Rand and Freddy exchanged a loving glance before Rand turned back to them and said, “You’re going to be grandparents. Freddy’s expecting a baby!”
“Oh, Rand! Oh, Freddy, that’s wonderful!” Verity said.
“Isn’t it wonderful, Miles?”
She laughed when she saw the expression on his face.
“I can hardly wait,” he said. “We get to go through all of this again in a few months!”
Incredibly, unbelievably—and to his utter delight—he was right. Pamela Juliet Talbot made her appearance three weeks early. Grandfather Broderick delivered the baby.
LETTER TO READERS
Dear Readers,
Hi! Some of you have written to me asking about books for which the working titles have changed. If you’re hunting for Daisy and the Duke, that book was retitled The Inheritance and is available from your local bookstore. If you’re looking for Lord of the Plains, you have it in your hands.
For those of you who have enjoyed my bestselling Hawk’s Way series, I’ve written a compelling, full-length contemporary novel titled I Promise that is scheduled for publication by Avon Books in August 1996. Ask your bookseller for the exact date it will be available.
As always, I appreciate hearing your opinions and find inspiration from your questions, comments, and suggestions.
Please write to me at P.O. Box 8531, Pembroke Pines, FL 33084 and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope so I can reply. I personally read and answer my mail, though as some of you know, a reply might be delayed if I have a writing deadline.
Happy Trails
Joan Johnston
December 1995
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