She smiled, unafraid of what they might face as long as they faced it together. “It’s time somebody bucked tradition. I suppose it might as well be us.” She leaned against his chest, her smile wickedly playful. “I guess I’ll have to marry you, Billy Royce. I believe it’s my civic duty.”
He grinned. “Ah, Shelby, how you do sweet-talk a man,” he said just before his lips descended to claim hers in a kiss that spoke of forever.
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PASSION IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Copyright © 1996 by Carla Bracale
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Cover Page
Table of Contents
Excerpt
Dear Reader
Cast of Characters
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
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