Heart of a Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller

Author:Linda Lael Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2016-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

New Year’s Eve

The Brown Palace, Denver

CONNER SWEPT HIS wife of two full hours up into his arms and kissed her soundly, outside the door of Room 719.

They’d been married at her great-aunt Doris’s place, with Natty giving the bride away and Brody serving as best man, while Davis and Kim and a very quiet Carolyn looked on. Tricia’s mother and stepfather had been there, too, via webcam, as had Diana and Paul and a very excited Sasha, the three of them tuning in from their apartment in Paris.

Yep, it was a high-tech world, all right. Fit to boggle a cowboy’s mind.

And speaking of scrambling a man’s brain...

“I love you so much,” Tricia said, after Conner had managed to jimmy open their hotel room door and carry her over the unusually high threshold.

Champagne awaited, nestled in a silver ice bucket, and the bed had been strewn with delicate white rose petals, a touch Kim had suggested. Now, seeing the effect, Conner was glad he’d called the florist and had those flowers sprinkled around.

He kissed Tricia, letting his mouth linger on hers. The first of many lingering kisses, he thought, with a rush of grateful anticipation. “And I love you,” he answered.

Then he set his lovely bride on her feet.

She wobbled a little, not used to high-heeled shoes. At home on the ranch—she’d moved in with him at Thanksgiving, bringing Valentino with her—Tricia wore boots and jeans most of the time. Although she and Carolyn were cooking up a plan to open some kind of shop on the first floor of Natty’s house, the newest Mrs. Creed seemed to love living in the country.

Seeing her in the fancy pale blue dress she’d bought for the wedding was quite a change from every day. To Conner, she always looked amazing, no matter what she was—or wasn’t—wearing.

Flakes of snow glistened in Tricia’s hair and on the shoulders of her coat as she stood there looking at him, her heart in her eyes. He doubted a lot of things in his life, but there was no doubting her love for him.

“It’s almost the new year,” she said. At times, the old shyness overtook her, even with him, but it never lasted long.

He touched her cheek gently, wanting to put her at ease and, at the same time, wanting to get her naked on that flowery bed and drive her out of her mind with a whole constellation of explosive orgasms.

“New year, new life,” he said, helping her out of the coat, watching as she kicked off the shoes. Wriggled her toes and sighed with undisguised relief.

A few moments after that, she moved close, slipped her arms around Conner’s neck, and nibbled at his mouth, her eyes dancing with sultry mischief now.

“Make love to me, Mr. Creed,” she murmured.

He gave a throaty laugh, a little raspy, a little raw. It was terrifying to be so happy, to fly so close to the sun. “It would be my pleasure, Mrs. Creed,” he replied.

Tenderly, Conner turned

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