Her husband came up, slipping an arm about her waist. 'Ready for another?' he teased Ashley, and turning, she whispered something in his ear. Ryan Finbar Mulcahy actually blushed and chuckled. 'Anytime, baby,' he said. 'Anytime!'
Grandfather Kimbrough had been right after all, Ashley thought with a smile. There really was a happily ever after.
Bertrice Small is a New York Times best-selling author and the recipient of numerous awards. Her previous erotic contemporary, Forbidden Pleasures, won the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf award for Long Contemporary in 2006. In keeping with her profession, Bertrice Small lives in the oldest English-speaking town in the state of New York, founded in 1640. Her light-filled studio includes the paintings of her favorite cover artist, Elaine Duillo, and a large library. Because she believes in happy endings, Bertrice Small has been married to the same man, her hero, George, for forty-four years. They have a son, Thomas; a daughter-in-law, Megan; and four wonderful grandchildren. Longtime readers will be happy to know that Nicki the cockatiel flourishes, along with his fellow housemates: Pookie, the longhaired greige-and-white cat; Finnegan, the long-haired bad black kitty; and Sylvester, the black-and-white tuxedo cat, who is now the official family bedcat.
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