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“Your dad is on top of the hill,” Seth said. “He’ll be fine.”

  Big Bill Taylor was in the perfect position to watch over his town—and his family—forever.

  “We’ll tell my father as soon as we can get there. And since I can’t decide whether to tell Mom or Stevie first, we can tell the rest of the family when everyone is together for Thanksgiving.”

  “Seems appropriate.” Seth kissed her again.

  And the nerves in her belly shifted to desire. Carly returned the kiss, her softness yielding to the hardness of his muscles, the planes of their bodies lining up as if they’d been made for each other.

  Which they had.

  “There’s never been a day when I’ve felt more thankful. For you. For your family. For this.” Seth cupped her jaw with both hands. “I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, standing on campus. I will carry that picture in my head for the rest of my life. You were wearing cutoff denim shorts and a yellow tank top. You stunned me then almost as much as you stun me now. I love you with all my heart.”

  Joy filled Carly. There had never been another man for her.

  “I love you more than I can possibly say.” She wound her arms around his neck. “But maybe I can show you.”

  Seth’s gaze heated. He reached back and locked the bedroom door. Backing her up to the bed, he gave her yet another reason to be thankful.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Photo © 2016 Jared Guenwald Photography

  Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. A lifelong lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity when her youngest child entered first grade. Since then, she joined Romance Writers of America, learned a few things about writing a novel, and decided the process was way more fun than analyzing financial statements. The International Thriller Writers nominated her debut novel, She Can Run, for Best First Novel. She is a RITA Award Finalist and has earned three Daphne du Maurier Award nominations, two Golden Leaf Awards, and two Silver Falchions. Her other novels include She Can Tell, She Can Scream, She Can Hide, She Can Kill, Midnight Exposure, Midnight Sacrifice, Midnight Betrayal, Midnight Obsession, Hour of Need, Minutes to Kill, and Seconds to Live. She holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate; teaches women’s self-defense; and lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats. Visit the author at www.melindaleigh.com.