She never took her eyes off him until she had to take her place as maid of honor and the music sounded Jessica’s entrance.
Kevin, dressed in a tux and carrying a pillow with the rings, proudly preceded his mother. And Jessica, on the arm of her dad, came behind him, her eyes only for Levi.
When Kevin reached Levi, he beamed up at him. “I told you that you were going to be my daddy.”
Levi chuckled and placed a gentle hand on the boy’s head. “And you were right.”
Kevin laughed. “I always am,” he quipped and then turned and watched his mom finish her walk.
Jessica’s father looked proud as he kissed her cheek and handed her over to Levi.
“They are my precious cargo, son,” he said to Levi.
“Yes, sir. And mine too.” Levi took Jessica’s hand in his.
The wedding was beautiful and Cam was happy for his brother. Levi was the best man Cam knew. And he’d found the perfect woman for him.
And now Cam wanted more than ever for his life to move forward into the next chapter…with Lana.
Lana was so happy for Jessica and Levi. She had offered to watch Kevin while they were on their honeymoon but his grandparents were staying to spend time with him and to get to know Levi’s parents. She was monitoring the wedding cake and feeling so happy for them when Cam came and took her hand.
Oh, how she loved him. She’d felt so much emotion as she’d walked down the aisle as maid of honor…and could only imagine what it would feel like had that been her wedding. They’d both been busy helping get the reception going but now it was just time to relax and enjoy the evening.
“Can I finally have a walk with the most beautiful and lovely woman at this wedding?”
Joy lifted inside her like the wings of a dove. “You are so sweet, and a bit of a liar, but I’d love to walk with you.”
“I’m no liar. I think you’re the most perfect woman in the world.”
She took his hand, her knees weak, and they walked toward the beach. The sun was starting to set on the sparkling teal water, casting light through every wave and making them translucent as they rolled toward the shore. They hadn’t gone far when he stopped and turned toward her.
He placed his hands on her shoulders and held her gaze with his intense eyes. “I love you, Lana. And I know we’ve only known each other for a month but I know what’s in my heart.” He took her hand and then before she knew what he was doing, he dropped to one knee.
Lana’s heart dropped with him, and her breath caught and tears welled behind her eyes.
“Lana Presley, will you marry me? Will you spend your life with me? Can you live in Texas and visit Windswept Bay?”
She had wanted this. Dreamed of this…“Yes to all your questions but most truly I want to marry you. And Texas is perfect.” She bent down and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. He stood and scooped her into his arms.
“Thank you. I promise I’ll cherish you like none other.” And then he kissed her as the soft sound of the surf crashed around them and the horizon turned brilliant hues of orange and pink and perfect…
I hope you enjoyed Levi and now Cam’s story. I loved writing these two stories and connecting them together…and now, don’t miss Special Ops hero Max Sinclair’s story. He’s home from his mission—the mission that may have changed his life forever.
More Books in the Windswept Bay Series
FROM THIS MOMENT ON (Book 1)
Hurt by her failed marriage and dashed dreams, Cali Sinclair returns home to Windswept Bay with her heart wary and closed to the dreams of true love she so desperately wanted. Determined to never again risk her heart, she throws herself into running the family’s small boutique resort on the Florida coast, a place so full of romance that it’s a reminder every day of what she’ll never have. But when renowned artist Grant Ellington shows up to paint a mural on the wall of the resort, she’s swept away by her response to the artist. Suddenly, every time he looks at her, Cali finds it harder than she ever thought possible to keep her heart protected.
Grant Ellington loves his ranch, his horses, and his life as a sought-after artist. But after walking away from a plane crash that killed his best friend and the young pilot, he’s still struggling with survivor’s guilt as he heads to Windswept Bay. Painting a sea life mural at the resort started out as a favor to his neighbor, but one meeting with the beautiful Cali and he feels alive again—and determined to spend time on the moonlit beaches with her in his arms…
But, like him, Cali has her own emotional scars—can they learn to trust the love that sparks between them and move forward from this moment on?
SOMEWHERE WITH YOU (Book 2)
Sassy, opinionated Shar Sinclair is passionate about the sea turtles she rescues in the Windswept Bay area and as needful of her freedom as they are. She’s content with her life, helping run the family resort and looking out for the wildlife around her. But sometimes she wishes she had someone to share her passion, and passions, with. But that might mean giving up some of her freedom and she’s not sure she could do that for anyone…
Gage Landcaster is a self-made millionaire used to getting what he wants, but lately there’s an emptiness and a restlessness to his life that he can’t seem to fill. While visiting Windswept Bay, he spies a beautiful woman on the beach, struggling to rescue a sea turtle tangled in fishing line, and goes to help. Gage is captivated by the fire and passion that radiates from Shar and he knows instantly he wants her. But this may be one time when what he wants might not be an option.
Sparks fly on the sunset beach and sparkling blue waters of the romantic Windswept Bay as Gage and Shar battle through their attraction. Gage is determined that this is one time he’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants. But can Shar open her heart to him? Can he convince Shar that love doesn’t mean shackles...but a lifetime shared with the one you love?
WITH THIS KISS (Book 3)
A Windswept Bay Short Story
A kiss is just a kiss…or so some say. But I disagree…this kiss, can change a life. It did mine.
YOU are officially invited to the wedding of Shar Sinclair to the man of her dreams, Gage Lancaster…if the groom ever makes it to the wedding.
Where is Gage?
There’s only an hour until the wedding ceremony and no one has heard from Gage, and he’s not answering his phone. Now, Shar’s ready to go looking for her man, because something just doesn’t feel right.
After Gage receives the message he’s been waiting for from a private investigator, Gage can’t help but make a life-changing stop on his way to his wedding.
But, things quickly spiral out of control and everything about this wedding day is about change…
FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS (Book 4)
Publicist Olivia Sinclair has been away from Windswept Bay for years busy helping the Hollywood elite get out of one scandal after another. But now, she’s in the middle of a scandal herself, involving a big name actor and suddenly, coming home to lay low in Windswept Bay is her own best advice to herself.
Life has just gotten complicated for charter boat captain, Brandon “BJ” McCall. He’s recently learned he has a brother and he’s inherited half of a multi-million dollar corporation that could alter life as he knows it. Finding a beautiful, shorty pajama clad female, frozen in fear on the roof of her house is a complication he doesn’t mind at all.
Terrified and stuck on her roof…and in only her pj’s and being rescued by a stranger who could rival any of her Hollywood clients isn’t exactly what Olivia had planned. She’s trying to get off the cover of the gossip magazines—not hold her spot for eternity! Falling into the arms of a stranger, who turns out to be the long lost brother of her sister’s husband—and is a walking news worthy scandal in his own right, is not a smart PR move.
Not to mention the family complications it could make if things didn’t work out between them. Plus, she has plans to go back to Hollywood the minute she thinks the smoke has cleared.
/> It’s all just too complicated.
But, on the beaches of Windswept Bay romance is in the air and love is a complication that just might be undeniable.
HOLDING OUT FOR LOVE (Book Five)
Jillian Sinclair needs a man and she needs him now. She dreams of being a mother-but the doctor just gave her the news that if she plans to carry a baby herself then her time is running out. She also wants true love like her sisters but will she have to settle for something less than that in order to get her baby? The last thing she needs is the only man she's loved and lost coming back to town.
Undercover cop, Ryan Locke is back in Windswept Bay but for how long? He broke her heart once when he chose his career over her. Can he be the answer to her prayers or will his dedication to justice take him away from her once more?
WITH THIS RING (Book Six)
After her small son, Kevin, asked both God and Santa for a new daddy for Christmas, and then didn’t find him under the tree, schoolteacher Jessica Price is starting the new year out with a very unhappy six-year-old little boy on her hands. He can’t understand that she’s only been a widow for two years and she can’t imagine marrying again. But, unknown to her, Kevin has a plan and has decided that if God and Santa won’t give him what he wants, then maybe the police can! When the very handsome chief of police, Levi Sinclair, shows up as Kevin’s show-and-tell, he believes—as does she—that Kevin has asked him there to show him off as the police chief—it’s a little awkward when her son introduces him as his next daddy!
Things are getting a bit complicated on the shores of Windswept Bay! Come join the fun in With This Ring, book 6 of this captivating series. You’ve watched the four Sinclair sisters fall in love; now it’s time to watch the five Sinclair brothers find the women of their dreams.
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With This Promise
Copyright © 2017 Debra Clopton Parks
ISBN: 9781941491485
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