don’t you see? Being there for you has never been a job. It was never an obligation. I was there because I was meant to be there. I truly believe that. And I’d like to be there for the rest of my life. I know it’s sudden. This isn’t how I’d planned it. I planned to woo you…”
She smiled at the old-fashioned term and he grinned back. “I know,” he replied. “But I want to marry you. I want you and this precious baby and maybe even a few others to keep him company. I want to put a swing set in the backyard and hear their laughter in the evening when I’m holding your hand. I have wanted those things for a very long time, and I can’t keep it inside any longer. Marry me, Carly. Marry me and make me happy.”
Carly looked up at him, so wise and strong and sexy holding the slumbering Nathan in his arms. It was everything she ever wanted, and it was right here within her grasp.
“Yes,” she replied, and as he touched his lips to hers, Carly felt all the pieces slide perfectly into place.
Look for these titles by Donna Alward
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The Girl Most Likely
Almost a Family
Sold To The Highest Bidder
Breathe
The first time they broke each others’ hearts. Now they have a second chance…
Breathe
© 2010 Donna Alward
Doing what was expected didn’t get Anna Morelli anything but a bad marriage. Now that her life has fallen apart there’s only one place she can think of to regroup and figure out what comes next. Two Willows, the winery owned by the only man she could ever rely on. Her oldest friend. And her worst mistake.
Growing up as the poor boy didn’t stop Jace Willow from falling for Anna one hot, sultry summer. Back then, his best efforts to prove himself worthy of the Morelli standard fell just short. While it killed him to see her marry someone else, he made beating the Morellis at their own game his life’s work. And he’s excelled at it.
When Anna shows up on his doorstep, their painful history pales in the face of her need for a roof over her children’s heads—and some peace. The heat of their renewed passion is healing, but it burns away layers of hard-won emotional distance, reopening old wounds. Threatening their one last chance to rebuild their love on the shattered pieces of their broken hearts…
Warning: Full-bodied, rich bouquet with sexy overtones. Decant, breathe, and enjoy.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Breathe:
“Mama, are we there yet?”
She couldn’t help but smile softly at the plaintive question. She slowed the car and peered over her shoulder at Matteo, strapped into a car seat and blinking his round eyes at her.
“Yes, we’re here. Just a moment, and I promise you can get out and run around.”
She pulled out of the trees and into a small parking area that held one other vehicle. A shiny, silver Porsche 911 Carerra.
Jace’s car.
Leave it to Jace to drive a two-seater bullet. She shouldn’t be surprised. He’d always been one for toys. The flashier the better. It seemed nothing had changed. He had always been hungry for things. Briefly she wondered if all men thought of their value as the sum of their possessions. Certainly Stefano had. She remembered the sailboat he’d bought. In the end it had been his worst mistake. Anna knew better than most that things were just that. Material possessions. Certainly not enough to build a life on. She’d tried explaining that to Jace once, but he hadn’t wanted to listen then either. The memory touched a hollow part within her.
The parking area was just below a large house, more like a lodge than a regular dwelling, built of reddish-stained logs.
As she pulled to a stop, Jace stepped out of a line of vines to her right. He halted and stared, his lips flattening with surprise at seeing her behind the wheel. No smile. No wave of greeting. And her stomach tumbled over itself.
She’d known him for so long she’d nearly forgotten how imposing he could be. His tall frame was lean and
She smiled at the old-fashioned term and he grinned back. “I know,” he replied. “But I want to marry you. I want you and this precious baby and maybe even a few others to keep him company. I want to put a swing set in the backyard and hear their laughter in the evening when I’m holding your hand. I have wanted those things for a very long time, and I can’t keep it inside any longer. Marry me, Carly. Marry me and make me happy.”
Carly looked up at him, so wise and strong and sexy holding the slumbering Nathan in his arms. It was everything she ever wanted, and it was right here within her grasp.
“Yes,” she replied, and as he touched his lips to hers, Carly felt all the pieces slide perfectly into place.
Look for these titles by Donna Alward
Now Available:
The Girl Most Likely
Almost a Family
Sold To The Highest Bidder
Breathe
The first time they broke each others’ hearts. Now they have a second chance…
Breathe
© 2010 Donna Alward
Doing what was expected didn’t get Anna Morelli anything but a bad marriage. Now that her life has fallen apart there’s only one place she can think of to regroup and figure out what comes next. Two Willows, the winery owned by the only man she could ever rely on. Her oldest friend. And her worst mistake.
Growing up as the poor boy didn’t stop Jace Willow from falling for Anna one hot, sultry summer. Back then, his best efforts to prove himself worthy of the Morelli standard fell just short. While it killed him to see her marry someone else, he made beating the Morellis at their own game his life’s work. And he’s excelled at it.
When Anna shows up on his doorstep, their painful history pales in the face of her need for a roof over her children’s heads—and some peace. The heat of their renewed passion is healing, but it burns away layers of hard-won emotional distance, reopening old wounds. Threatening their one last chance to rebuild their love on the shattered pieces of their broken hearts…
Warning: Full-bodied, rich bouquet with sexy overtones. Decant, breathe, and enjoy.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Breathe:
“Mama, are we there yet?”
She couldn’t help but smile softly at the plaintive question. She slowed the car and peered over her shoulder at Matteo, strapped into a car seat and blinking his round eyes at her.
“Yes, we’re here. Just a moment, and I promise you can get out and run around.”
She pulled out of the trees and into a small parking area that held one other vehicle. A shiny, silver Porsche 911 Carerra.
Jace’s car.
Leave it to Jace to drive a two-seater bullet. She shouldn’t be surprised. He’d always been one for toys. The flashier the better. It seemed nothing had changed. He had always been hungry for things. Briefly she wondered if all men thought of their value as the sum of their possessions. Certainly Stefano had. She remembered the sailboat he’d bought. In the end it had been his worst mistake. Anna knew better than most that things were just that. Material possessions. Certainly not enough to build a life on. She’d tried explaining that to Jace once, but he hadn’t wanted to listen then either. The memory touched a hollow part within her.
The parking area was just below a large house, more like a lodge than a regular dwelling, built of reddish-stained logs.
As she pulled to a stop, Jace stepped out of a line of vines to her right. He halted and stared, his lips flattening with surprise at seeing her behind the wheel. No smile. No wave of greeting. And her stomach tumbled over itself.
She’d known him for so long she’d nearly forgotten how imposing he could be. His tall frame was lean and
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