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  Lachlan swelled with pride. “Still, I’m glad you were here to help. It made me feel better.”

  Zia smiled. “Thank you. Now go to your wife and new son.”

  Lachlan closed the door as Zia walked into her husband’s waiting arms.

  He hurried over to his wife and son, slipped off his boots and quickly shed his shirt, though left his plaid on and crawled into bed to wrap his arms around Alyce and his son.

  “This wasn’t how I thought of our wedding night, though it is so much more than I ever hoped or dreamed.”

  Alyce reached over and rested her hand to his cheek. “Thank you—”

  “It is I who should thank you,” he insisted. “You birthed our son.”

  “No, I want to thank you for having the patience to love me, for not giving up when I snapped at you or blamed you or shouted at you or ran away, or failed to realize just how deeply you loved me.”

  “Now you know,” he said softly.

  She yawned, her eyes fluttering closed. “And I will never forget.”

  He leaned over and kissed her cheek, then kissed his son’s tiny red cheek and with a yawn snuggled around them and went to sleep.

  About the Author

  Part of the fun in writing, DONNA FLETCHER admits, is doing the research. Getting lost in the 1500s proved exciting, and learning about pirates and the high seas thrilled and surprised her. But it is with her characters that she has the most fun. She loves giving life to fresh characters and feels their excitement as they face the pleasures and pitfalls of falling in love.

  Donna’s own adventures have taken her to England, Ireland, and Scotland. She has walked the fields where battles were fought centuries ago, toured haunted castles, stood where beheadings were commonplace, explored the mystic mounds of long ago, and collected a plethora of memories and research that will live long in her heart and mind. She also loves exploring and photographing old abandoned homes, and she often takes long walks in the woods with camera in hand. She feels her life is rich and full, having three terrific sons, two fantastic daughters-in-law, an endless supply of friends, a loving dog, and a crazy, black, one-eyed cat named Bear.

  Donna loves hearing from her readers. Please visit her at www.donnafletcher.com.

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  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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