Ari had asked if she could call Paige “Mom” as soon as the trio had announced their engagement. Paige had been so honored. Even though this baby was growing inside her and Ari hadn’t, the eight-year-old girl would always be Paige’s daughter.
The night before their wedding last June, when Paige had legally married Tuck and symbolically married Shane, she’d taken the ranch’s golf cart and driven out to the family cemetery alone. She’d brought a bouquet of lilies, the same that would be in her bridal spray the next day—they’d been Sarah’s favorite—and laid them on the woman’s grave.
“I wanted to come and talk to you for a bit before tomorrow. I owe you so much. If it hadn’t been for you, Shane and Tuck might never have fallen in love, and they definitely wouldn’t have Arianna. That also means I never would have met them. I want you to know, I love them all so much, and I’ll take care of them the best I can. But I’m all right with you helping me with that if that’s how things work. I’m convinced you were with us in that barn when I’d asked you to watch over all of us. I don’t know where I got the courage to do what I did, but I honestly think you played a big part in it somehow. You gave me the strength I needed to make sure we all were safe and unharmed in the end. Thank you, Sarah. Thank you for loving Shane and Tuck first, for forging the path that led us to this day. I never want any of them, or you, to feel like I pushed you from their memories. You’ll always be special—to all of us.
As she fondly remembered their wedding day, Paige wiped down the kitchen counter for the third or fourth time that morning. Tuck’s mother had told her she was “nesting” and it was normal to want everything just perfect while waiting for the baby to come. As she turned back toward the table to clean it again too, she paused as another mild cramp stirred in her lower abdomen. She’d been having Braxton Hicks contractions on and off for the past week, so she’d gotten used to them.
Grasping the back of a chair, she waited for the cramp to ease. But this time it didn’t let up. Hell, it got worse. Paige leaned over and suddenly there was a rush of fluid between her legs. Oh shit!
“Eew, Mom. What’s that?”
“What’s what?” Shane asked Ari as he strode into the kitchen from where he’d been working in his office. One or the other of her men had always been nearby as her due date approached, and, for once, she was grateful for their hovering.
“Oh, crap!” He was by her side in an instant. “Contractions?”
“Mm-hmm,” Paige managed to reply as the pain eased a little. She tried to remember the Lamaze breathing techniques Nicole had taught her. “First one that feels like the real deal.”
“Um . . . okay . . . great.” He glanced around as if trying to remember what he was supposed to do next, then took her arm and gently helped her move away from the slick puddle on the floor. “Let’s get you to the hospital then. Ari, run and tell Papa we have to go. He’s in the barn.”
“Yay!” The little girl ran out the screened backdoor, letting it slam behind her, yelling at the top of her lungs, “Papa! It’s time to meet Ashley Sarah! She’s coming!”
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Tickle His Fancy: Book 6
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Absolving His Sins: Book 7
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Salvaging His Soul: Book 8
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Hammered & Nailed: Book 3—Coming Soon
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The Devil's Spare Change: Book 2
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About the Author
A proud member of Romance Writers of America (RWA), Samantha A. Cole is a retired policewoman and former paramedic who is thrilled to add award-winning author to her list of exciting careers. She has lived her entire life in the suburbs of New York City and is looking forward to becoming a snow-bird between New York and Florida someday. Her two fur-babies, Jinx and Bella, keep her company and remind their mom to take a break from writing every once in a while, to go for a walk, which is the best way to deal with a stubborn case of writer’s block.
An avid reader since childhood, Samantha was often found with a book in hand and sometimes one in each. After being gifted with a stack of romance novels from her grandmother, her love affair with the genre began in her teens. Many years later, she discovered her love for writing stories was just as strong. Using her life experiences and training, she strives to find the perfect mix of suspense and romance for her readers to enjoy.
Her standalone novel, The Friar, won the silver medal in the 2017 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Contemporary Romance genre out of more than 1000 entries.
While the original planned stories for the Trident Security series have been completed, they have brought many opportunities for Samantha to spread her wings and bring her readers more characters and stories to love. Look for her Trident Security Omega Team series, Doms of The Covenant Novella series, the new Hazard Falls series, the upcoming Blackhawk Security series, and more from the Malone Brothers series, in addition to several standalone projects.
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Published by: Suspenseful Seduction Publishing
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