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“Yes!” she said, excitedly preempting his proposal.

“Would you let me propose first?” Nate lovingly chided. “I want it to be something I can tell our kids.”

At his words, Kennedy immediately fell mute, on the verge of happy tears for the second time that night.

“Kennedy, I meant what I said in there. You are my first love, my last love, my everything. Will you marry me?”

Tears spilled down her cheeks as she cupped his gorgeous face in her palms. “You’re mine too.” She kissed his lips. “And yes, I’ll marry you whenever and wherever you want.”

Raising her left hand, he carefully slid the ring on her finger. “I’m going to hold you to that.” She only had a second to admire the way it looked on her hand before he crushed her mouth beneath his.

She was going to marry the love of her life. Third time had indeed been the charm.

DISCUSSION GUIDE

With the titleToken, what did you think the book would be about? Did it meet your expectations? Were there any surprises?

What was your reaction when Kennedy found out why she was sent to meet with the CEO of ECO Apparel?

When Kennedy accepted money to help ECO Apparel win Sahara’s business, was that ethical? Why or why not?

How would you describe the work that Token does?

What are some examples of how diversity, racism, and equity are addressed in the story?

Should Nate have known about the discrimination going on in his company?

What are ways wealth and equity are addressed in the story and in character motivations? For example:

What significance, if any, does Nate’s background of wealth and fame, and early business success, have on his relationship with Kennedy?

Kennedy comes from a working-class, part-immigrant family and believes in paying her own way. What did you think when she resisted Nate’s offer to buy her an apartment and when she felt betrayed and angry that Nate had paid for her education without telling her?

Was Nate being underhanded? Generous? Patronizing? Insensitive?

Was Kennedy ungrateful? Scared? Proud?

IsTokena rom-com? Is the story romantic? Were there any memorable funny moments? What are some deeper elements to the story, if any?

Who were your favorite secondary characters and why?

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“So when’s the wedding? I’m going to need to block out the time on my calendar at least six months in advance,” Sahara teasingly informed her friend, who was one of the few exceptions to herdon’t interrupt me when my office door is closedrules. When Kennedy called, she was available.

“Were you not listening to me?” Kennedy laughed. “He asked me to move in with him, not get married.”

“Sweets, he asked you to move in with himlast year. What’s new is that you finally agreed. Plus, you were practically living with him anyway. You’re only making it official by letting USPS and your landlord know the deal. WhatI’mtalking about is the wedding. And don’t even pretend it’s not happening or that it’s going to be some time in the distant future.”

Not only did Sahara know this, she felt it deep in her bones. Her friend had found the love of her life and was giddy with it—all the time. As well she should be. Nate was one of the good ones. It also didn’t hurt that he was fine as hellandrich with a capitalB, as inbillionaire.

“You need to cool your heels,” Kennedy said, a smile obvious in her voice. “We’re taking it one step at a time. Right now, we’reliving in sin, and if the sinning continues to go as well as it has been,thenwe can talk marriage.”

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