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This was fate. Nothing less than waiting, stumbling through the darkness blind, fighting through all the issues they were beset by.

Grabbing hold of each other and refusing to let go.

It was that simple.

“I dreamed that at my brother’s wedding, I crossed the room and kissed you,” he said, keeping his voice low. “I dreamed it every night for weeks. And it’s funny, I thought because you were off-limits there wasn’t anything to learn from that except that I wanted you and couldn’t have you. But there was. It was up to me to cross the room.”

“And now it’s up to us to hold on.”

“I’m never letting go now. You know...you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”

“What’s for dinner?” Mikey asked.

“Meatloaf,” she said.

And it hadn’t even broken the moment. Both girls went in the house and Wendy just stood there in Boone’s arms.

Finally.

“I think this is going to work,” he said. “I have hope. In you.”

She smiled. “Good. Because I love you.”

“That’s all I need.”

Epilogue

Welcome to Lone Rock...

He hadn’t seen that sign in years. He wasn’t sure if he felt nostalgic, or just plain pissed off.

He supposed it didn’t matter. Because he was here.

For the first time in twenty years, Buck Carson was home.

And he aimed to make it a homecoming to remember.

Breaking All Her Rules

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

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