“Yeah?” his voice was husky with emotion. She smiled and shrugged.
“Yeah, why not?”
“Are you serious?” he asked, taking a step closer to her as she closed the space between them at the same time, then rested her hand on his hard, warm chest.
“I don’t think there’s anything in this world better than spending the rest of my life as your wife,” she told him, speaking from her heart. Her heart skipped a beat as she took in the stunned look on his face.
“I love you. I love you so damn much, baby,” he leaned in and kissed her. It was a sweet kiss and she held on to his face, unable to stop smiling. “I’m taking you to Vegas. We are doing this right now,” he told her and she grinned up at him.
“Okay.” She placed the clear case in his hand and moved to grab the bouquet.
His surprise made her heart flip. His laughter filled the room as she rolled out her luggage case, warming her heart.
“I’m ready when you are,” she told him and he nodded.
“Let’s go, woman, time’s wasting,” he growled against her lips. She couldn’t have been happier.
Epilogue
She’d been wrong.
The day she accepted his marriage proposal, she thought would be the happiest she could ever be. They both had a permanent smile on their faces during their road trip to Vegas, which was only interrupted to stop for gas and food as well as a couple of unplanned stops because they couldn’t seem to keep their hands off of one another. They felt like teenagers again.
He took her breath away, surprising her with a honeymoon suite at the Bellagio. Fixing her make-up in the fancy bathroom, she heard a phone call that steadied every nerve inside of her. It was his voice asking her son for her hand and promising to take care of her. She knew even with the pain she felt so many years ago when he’d walked away, this was the way it was supposed to be.
Scott had been right.
There was no way either of them could regret the past. They created the life that was meant to be, and found one another again when the time was right. Life was funny that way. What brought them back together was weird but sweet all the same.
His daughter. Her son.
Ten hours after she’d said yes, she walked toward him in a cream, tea-length dress. He stood at the altar in a dove grey suit with a white tie-less dress shirt. An Elvis look-a-like stood in front of them. She’d never been happier. Only in her dreams had she imagined that moment and it had finally come true.
Sure, their marriage wouldn’t always be a walk in the park.
His ex, and even hers sometimes, would stir the pot. Thankfully, their kids were happy for them and understood the love they shared, rekindled after so many years.
Ten years later, she sat on his lap, watching their grandkids run through the sprinklers. His hands were laced with hers. Laughter and giggles filled her ears under the warm sunshine. They had so much love around them she knew there was no way life could get any better than this.
THE END
Sneak peek to the next book in Never Too Late Series coming soon!
Wishing For You:
Bohemian artist, Shelly Santiago has had a fulfilling career, amazing friends, and great family. There's only been one thing missing in her life: someone to share it with. At fifty-six, she thinks her time for love has come and gone.
Straight-laced gallery owner, Grant Alexander, knows that even with the tragedy of losing his wife, he’s been blessed with a great life and career. The only thing that’s been bothering him is the promise he made to his late wife before she passed away ten years ago.
Side by side, Shelly and Grant have worked together for years. Nothing ever more than friends, and sometimes not even that. Complete opposites, what happens when they start to realize the building attraction that they each feel for one another? Will they jump into the possibilities of more or will they keep one hand up and their own hearts guarded? Will Grant be able to keep his promise to his late wife? Will Shelly get what she’s always wished for?
Wishing For You will take you on moonlit walks on the beach to remind you that it is never too late for love!
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Crown’s Chance at Love
Sabrina Miller lives in darkness. Having lost the love of her life just three years ago, she is content to live her life in muted grey just so she doesn’t have to feel. As a single mother of three she immerses herself in her career and daily routine all while letting her inner light extinguish.
One Tuesday morning, a chance encounter with Michael Crown threatens to break down all of the barriers she’s worked so hard to build around her. But who really Is Michael Crown?
Despite his struggles with his own darkness, Michael Crown finds himself at a crossroads with Sabrina. He has a chance to completely let his guard down and let love in, but it may come at the cost of losing the only woman he’s ever really ever loved. Can he find the redemption he so desperately needs and let Sabrina Miller in?
Etched In Stone
One look, one moment and I was completely defenseless.
One touch, one embrace and I was utterly consumed.
One kiss, one caress and that's all it took.
One look and thirty-four year old Parker Stone knew his life would never be the same. She called to him unlike anything ever had in his life, sparking an unbridled desire and captivating him completely.
One touch and twenty-eight year old Liz Del Rio wasn’t sure she’d be able to walk away. Experiencing a life full of disappointment and heartache, she wasn't looking for a relationship, let alone love and all the risks that came with it. Every time life had taught her the same lesson: not to let people in because they always leave and when they leave, it leaves scars upon your soul.
One kiss sealed their fate and they knew they would never be able to live without one another.
Liz and Parker embed themselves into each other's world. Passion burns bright and fast, but what happens when your lives are connected in ways you could have never imagined?
Secrets from Liz's past threaten to break not only what they have, but who she is as they learn that once love is etched in stone nothing can make it crumble.
Davenport Harbor
Anne Carter
As a little girl I dreamt of Prince Charming, I found out there was no such thing. On a rainy night, my nightmare of a Prince found me, but not my secret and I was able to run.
But what I ran into that night might be worse.
He's far from being a fairy tale prince. Older, grouchy and sullen.
One look in his eyes and I know he wants us as far from him as possible. Yet he keeps us safe, giving us more than harbor, he gives us hope.
He might not be a Prince but he's definitely the beastly King of his domain.
John Davenport
I’m a man who has avoided emotional entanglements longer than I care to remember. I should send them packing, but I can’t.
I’m not a good man. I’m ruthless. Uncaring. Calculating.
I’m a man with mile long list of faults and redemption is not within my reach, not in this lifetime. Nowhere close to the man that deserves the beauty that they can bring into a man’s life.
I just can’t seem to let them go.
A rain storm might have brought them to me but I’m like a vine around them, needing a little bit of their light to thrive.
Can two frightened souls heal and find courage to love again and become a family? Or are the ghosts of the past stronger than they can manage?
Will the growly king and beautiful damsel in distress get their own modern day happy ending?
Little girl’s might dream of Prince Charming, a woman deserves a KING that stands behind his QUEEN.
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