The women laughed at Jace’s obvious lie, while the men called out encouragement and bedroom advice. Sam buried her face against Jace’s chest and groaned. “I’ll never live down the humiliation.”
He laughed, the vibration flowing into her body. “You’ll survive, Sam. You’re strong.”
She sensed the seriousness underlying his words and raised her head as they left the great hall behind and started up the stairs. “I’ll do more than simply survive now that I have you two.”
Darian had handed off the pup to his mother on his way out of the hall and followed them up the stairs. They’d agreed to all spend their wedding night together. And most nights in the future if she had anything to say about it.
Darian opened the door to Jace’s room and Jace carried her over the threshold. Darian stepped in behind them and closed the door with a heavy thunk.
Sam had a sense of the door to her past closing behind her. But the future ahead of her was a bright one and she was ready to face any challenge as long as her two men were beside her.
“I love you, Jace. I love you, Darian.” She wanted them to know how much they meant to her.
“You are my heart.” Jace set her on her feet and began to unlace her dress.
“You are my home.” Darian helped his brother remove her clothing.
Sam smiled at them, knowing this would be a night to remember.
About N.J. Walters
N.J. Walters worked at a bookstore for several years and one day had the idea that she would like to quit her job, sell everything she owned, leave her hometown and write romance novels in a place where no one knew her. And she did. Two years later, she went back to the same bookstore and settled in for another seven years.
Although she was still fairly young, that was when the midlife crisis set in. Happily married to the love of her life, with his encouragement (more like, “For God’s sake, quit the job and just write!”), she gave notice at her job on a Friday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she received a tentative acceptance for her first erotic romance novel, Annabelle Lee, and life would never be the same.
N.J. has always been a voracious reader of romance novels, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks all vie for her attention. And she doesn’t mind a bit. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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Strands of Love
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Table of Contents
Blurb
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue
About N.J. Walters