Iron Cowboy

  She drew back and looked up at him, grimacing. “I’m afraid not. In fact, something monthly started up this morning. I’m sorry.”

  He kissed her. “We won’t rush things,” he said gently. “We’ll grow together before we start a family. We’ll travel. We’ll go shopping. We’ll find a nice location for a bookstore.”

  “You meant that?” she exclaimed.

  “Of course I meant it,” he said, smiling. “You can have anything you want, Sara.”

  She moved into his arms and pressed close. “Most of all, I want you, for all my life. I love you very much.”

  He swallowed hard and his arms closed around her. Grief had almost destroyed him, but this sweet, gentle woman had brought him back into the sunlight. She was his world now. He rested his cheek on her soft hair. “I love you, too, baby. I’ll make you happy and keep you safe, all my life,” he promised.

  And he did.

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-1377-1

  IRON COWBOY

  Copyright © 2008 by Diana Palmer

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