When Honey Got Married by Kimberly Lang, Ally Blake, Kelly Hunter, Anna Cleary
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accepted.”
…
He’d said it so quickly that it set her back a pace. That seemed almost too easy. “Really?”
“Yeah.” He shrugged. “You accepted mine, so the least I can do is accept yours. I haven’t even had ten years to build the grudge.”
“Great.” Beau didn’t say anything after that, so she had to push on through. She had to take the chance. “So… Um… Honey seems to be under the impression that you’re going to call me next week and ask me out.”
“She’d be wrong.”
Her heart sank into her stomach. She’d work on being mad later; right now she was dealing with the disappointment. It was amazing how quickly the humiliation could come rushing back. At least there weren’t witnesses this time. “Oh.”
“Look, I have a really long day tomorrow. I’ve got to be up early to cook…”
She could take the hint. “Yeah, me too. Busy day. Not cooking, of course, but…”
Beau crossed his arms over his chest. “So I’m going to go home, get something to eat, have an early night.”
“That seems like a sound plan. I think I’ll do the same.” Keeping her chin up, she started down the last few stairs. Just say good night, Gracie. “Good night, Beau.”
“Hey, Grace?”
She didn’t turn around. “Yeah?”
“You’re going to heat up some frozen crap and call it dinner, aren’t you?”
A spark of hope lit in her chest. She faced him. “Probably. I don’t know how to cook, you know.”
He sighed and shook his head sadly, and the spark grew stronger. “I can’t let you do that. I guess you’ll just have to come home with me. I made gumbo.”
It seemed kind of surreal to fall into step beside him as they headed for the lights in the tree line. She’d been going about this all the wrong way, spending all that time and energy running from her past and only being frustrated when she wasn’t able to escape it. Not only could she face it now, she could embrace it—celebrate it even, because she’d come so far.
That was something to be proud of.
And Beau? That was something to be excited about, a completely unexpected benefit.
She’d come full circle yet still come out ahead.
Definitely surreal.
A moment later, Beau reached down and took her hand. “So, there’s this wedding I’ve got to go to tomorrow…”
She’d planned a lot of weddings, but this one… It was definitely something special.
About the Author
USA Today best-selling author Kimberly Lang believes that romance should have both sizzle and sass. A former ballet dancer and English teacher, Kimberly now does yoga and writes the kind of books she always loved to read. She’s a southern belle with a troublemaking streak and a great love of strong heroes and even stronger heroines. Visit her website at www.BooksByKimberly.com .
Eve Met Her Match
Anna Cleary
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2013 by Anna Cleary. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
Entangled Publishing, LLC
2614 South Timberline Road
Suite 109
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Visit our website at www.entangledpublishing.com .
Edited by Shannon Godwin
Cover design by Danielle Barclay
Ebook ISBN 978-1-62266-092-6
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition May 2013
The author acknowledges the copyrighted or trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction: “Sophisticated Lady,” InterContinental Hotel, Sister Maria, The Sound of Music, Baron von Trapp, Ashley Wilkes, Christian Louboutin, Oscar, “Blue Bayou,” Blanche DuBois, Tennessee Williams, Sin, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
To Ally, Kelly and Kim--with thanks
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He’d said it so quickly that it set her back a pace. That seemed almost too easy. “Really?”
“Yeah.” He shrugged. “You accepted mine, so the least I can do is accept yours. I haven’t even had ten years to build the grudge.”
“Great.” Beau didn’t say anything after that, so she had to push on through. She had to take the chance. “So… Um… Honey seems to be under the impression that you’re going to call me next week and ask me out.”
“She’d be wrong.”
Her heart sank into her stomach. She’d work on being mad later; right now she was dealing with the disappointment. It was amazing how quickly the humiliation could come rushing back. At least there weren’t witnesses this time. “Oh.”
“Look, I have a really long day tomorrow. I’ve got to be up early to cook…”
She could take the hint. “Yeah, me too. Busy day. Not cooking, of course, but…”
Beau crossed his arms over his chest. “So I’m going to go home, get something to eat, have an early night.”
“That seems like a sound plan. I think I’ll do the same.” Keeping her chin up, she started down the last few stairs. Just say good night, Gracie. “Good night, Beau.”
“Hey, Grace?”
She didn’t turn around. “Yeah?”
“You’re going to heat up some frozen crap and call it dinner, aren’t you?”
A spark of hope lit in her chest. She faced him. “Probably. I don’t know how to cook, you know.”
He sighed and shook his head sadly, and the spark grew stronger. “I can’t let you do that. I guess you’ll just have to come home with me. I made gumbo.”
It seemed kind of surreal to fall into step beside him as they headed for the lights in the tree line. She’d been going about this all the wrong way, spending all that time and energy running from her past and only being frustrated when she wasn’t able to escape it. Not only could she face it now, she could embrace it—celebrate it even, because she’d come so far.
That was something to be proud of.
And Beau? That was something to be excited about, a completely unexpected benefit.
She’d come full circle yet still come out ahead.
Definitely surreal.
A moment later, Beau reached down and took her hand. “So, there’s this wedding I’ve got to go to tomorrow…”
She’d planned a lot of weddings, but this one… It was definitely something special.
About the Author
USA Today best-selling author Kimberly Lang believes that romance should have both sizzle and sass. A former ballet dancer and English teacher, Kimberly now does yoga and writes the kind of books she always loved to read. She’s a southern belle with a troublemaking streak and a great love of strong heroes and even stronger heroines. Visit her website at www.BooksByKimberly.com .
Eve Met Her Match
Anna Cleary
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2013 by Anna Cleary. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
Entangled Publishing, LLC
2614 South Timberline Road
Suite 109
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Visit our website at www.entangledpublishing.com .
Edited by Shannon Godwin
Cover design by Danielle Barclay
Ebook ISBN 978-1-62266-092-6
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition May 2013
The author acknowledges the copyrighted or trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction: “Sophisticated Lady,” InterContinental Hotel, Sister Maria, The Sound of Music, Baron von Trapp, Ashley Wilkes, Christian Louboutin, Oscar, “Blue Bayou,” Blanche DuBois, Tennessee Williams, Sin, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
To Ally, Kelly and Kim--with thanks
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