Rugged Hearts
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Sadie’s urgent barking started from the living room. It was barely dawn. A pounding on the wall came from Dalton’s room.
“Was I too loud, again? They’ll still like me, right?”
He rolled to his side and drew her close. “After they get past the envy part.” He kissed her temple. “There’s one thing I want you to know, Aimee. If anything ever happened to me, I know they would take care of you.”
She rose on her elbow and looked down with concern etched on her face.
He touched her cheek. “Sweetheart, I’m fine. But this whole idea of getting married has made me think about some of these things. I’ve already you included in my living trust.”
Her eyes brimmed and she sniffled. She cupped his face. “I don’t know what I’d do if something ever happened to you, so could you just make damn sure you live to be ninety or so and wake up every day next to me like this, okay?”
He kissed her. She’d suffered enough loss for one lifetime. They both had. It was time to start living. “I’m in this for the long haul, sweetheart. I’m not going anywhere.
“You’re such a good man. How’d I get so lucky?” She gave him a wobbly smile.
“You didn’t give up on the guy they said had a heart of stone. I guess you saw something no one else did.”
She shook her head. “I saw a man with a rugged heart, but definitely not one made of stone. I love you, Wyatt Kinnison.”
~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~
Whenever you embark on anything creative, it is the passion that gives spark to the flame of determination. My passion is in taking the ordinary and creating something extraordinary. It is what has fueled my life in many ways from an office career to motherhood, being a newspaper columnist and stepping into writing fiction. My love for penning “character-driven” stories-many of them romance- allows me to explore the potential and possibility that lives deep inside each of us.
Referred to by reviewer as a “true artist in the writing realm” I am humbled and also challenged to stay fresh, be unique to my voice, and listen to my readers.
I am honored to be published internationally, in audio, in E-book and in print. I currently write steamy contemporary and historical romance.
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