Authors: Robyn Carr
Tags: #Man-Woman Relationships, #Love Stories, #Northern, #General, #Fiction, #Romance, #California, #Fighter pilots, #Contemporary, #Veterans, #Single mothers
Angel's Peak (36 page)
First out of the bar doors came Shelby and Luke; Luke wore his wedding suit while Shelby was decked out in a lovely new mauve-colored knee-length coat with black fur trim and black boots. She carried a bouquet of holly and white roses. Next came the bride and groom and flower girl. Franci wore a beautiful full-length white coat with white fur collar and cuffs and a matching fur hat that completely covered her super short hair; she carried a slightly larger bouquet of holly and roses. On her feet were white high-heeled boots. Rosie had a matching short coat and little white boots. Sean was resplendent in his air force dress blues, complete with hat.
Holding hands with Rose, the bride and groom walked down from the porch, over to the front of the magnificent tree, and stood between Shelby and Luke. They bent, one at a time, to put a little kiss on Rosie’s cheeks before she was moved to the side to stand with her aunt Shelby. And that left Sean and Franci facing each other, holding each other’s hands in front of a tree that was decorated to pay homage to the men and women who were in service to their country.
Right on cue, a light snow began to fall, the flakes glittering down to the ground in candlelight.
Noah said, “Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here together to join a very special man, woman and child in holy matrimony….”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am deeply grateful for the continued and dedicated early readings and fantastic suggestions made by my friend Michelle Mazzanti of the Henderson District Public Libraries. I count on you more than you’ll ever know.
Kate Bandy and Sharon Lampert, my dear friends, my right arm and my left, thank you for early reads, traveling with me on book business and staking out bookstores to hand sell books.
Colleen Gleason, you scary-smart writer you, my deep appreciation for critiquing, brainstorming, reading early drafts and making the most fantastic suggestions.
I have the most wonderful team assisting and keeping me straight, giving moral and professional support, and I’d be so lost without you. Thank you Nancy Berland of the Berland PR Agency, Liza Dawson of Liza Dawson Associates, Inc., and Valerie Gray, Executive Editor of MIRA Books. You are true goddesses.
Thanks to Jeanne Devlin of the Berland Agency and Cissy Hartley of Writerspace.com. I reap the benefits of your many hours of creative work. I am so lucky to have you in my camp.
It is with humble appreciation I’d like to thank the entire Harlequin team. I know that I have the fun job and you do all the heavy lifting and I am profoundly grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this fabulous opportunity to spend every day in Virgin River.
Thanks to the men and women who gather at the virtual Jack’s Bar online—your enthusiasm is often the bright light on a cloudy day. You’re like family and I enjoy your company so much. Special thanks to Ing Cruz, the brain power behind Jack’s—you are a gem!
And finally, to the thousands of readers who have written with comments and suggestions, with your personal stories and encouragement, I am indebted to you. I take each e-mail very seriously and you’ll never know how much it means to me that you take the time to write.
Bless you.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-4763-9
ANGEL’S PEAK
Copyright © 2010 by Robyn Carr.
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