The Engagement Gift(23)

But now, here at breakfast, I was trying to figure out what I was suddenly feeling for him.

It sure felt like attraction. A stirring, potent attraction to the tall, dark, and handsome man across the table.

That was new. Wholly new.

Biding my time, I picked up my glass of water, took a drink, and set it down. “We all have different fantasies,” I said.

His eyes held mine for a long beat. Longer than they had before. In them, I felt heat and I saw intrigue.

“I’d like to find out yours,” he said.





Epilogue





Lily



Some things you just knew at first blush.

When you’ve met the right man.

When you’ve found the perfect dress.

And when you were the happiest you’d ever been.

As I walked down the aisle in a white, V-neck sheath gown, I was incandescently happy.

I was marrying the man I adored, the man who gave me everything and then more.

All my friends were there, and both my maid of honor, Kate, and my bridesmaid, Nina, looked radiant.

My wedding dress, I’d purchased myself, all too happy to plunk down the cash as I remembered Kate’s words in the shop. This dress is on me if Finn doesn’t say yes when you ask him . . .

I was glad she was right. I was thrilled she’d pushed me along and subtly, or maybe not so subtly, encouraged me to go after my dreams.

My dirty, naughty dreams.

And they’d all come true.

She was indeed a fantastic best friend.

I had everything I’d ever wanted.

I hoped my friends would find their happy-ever-afters, too, in and out of the bedroom.

As I spotted Adam staring at Nina, I wondered briefly if hers was right in front of her.

I smiled inside, since I’d always suspected the two of them might be perfect together. The virgin and the guy next door.

And I had a feeling I was going to be right about something else. Call me crazy, but as I said my I dos, I caught a knowing glance between the best man and the maid of honor.

Maybe Kate was attracted to him after all.

Well, she had good taste.

I put thoughts of them aside, though, as I kissed my husband and stepped into what I knew would be a lifetime of dirty, wedded bliss.



Nina and Adam’s story unfolds in THE VIRGIN GIFT, and readers can unwrap Kate and Jake’s tale in THE EXCLUSIVE GIFT. Both of these titles are coming soon. Read on for the blurb to THE VIRGIN GIFT.



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THE VIRGIN GIFT…

I might be a virgin but I know what I want in bed.

And it can't possibly be the guy next door. Charming and laid-back, Adam is perfect for friendship, but in between the sheets I want a bad boy who’ll walk away after my first time.

So when he volunteers to work through my sexual wish list, I say yes since there's no chance I'll fall for him, even if he takes my V-card.

Then, I discover the voracious, filthy-mouthed, after-dark alpha in him. And I’m enthralled.

I ask him to tackle one last item when his friend comes to town for the weekend — take me at the same time.

Since there’s definitely no way I'll fall for Adam if someone else is in bed with us too.

Unless I do…