Cowboy's Pride (Welcome to Covendale Book 1) (16 page)
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Authors: Morgan Blaze
Tags: #steamy contemporary romance, #cowboy romance, #enemies to lovers, #Cowboy, #small town romance, #second chance, #first in series romance, #wedding breakup, #wedding, #alpha male hero, #new adult, #Contemporary Romance
She arched an eyebrow. “Do you?”
He nodded. “I was going to wait until after dinner. But the spaghetti is definitely cold now, so that’s going to take way too long.” He thrust a hand in his pocket and pulled something out in a closed fist. “I wanted to do this right.”
Then he got down on a knee.
The crowd let out a collective gasp, but Sydney barely heard them. Her heart was in her throat, pounding hard enough to echo in her ears.
Cam took her hand gently. “The first day we ever talked, the day you came out to the ranch on a field trip, I said something to you when you left. Do you remember?”
She nodded, unable to speak as tears slipped from her eyes.
“I said you were worth it. You still are.” He smiled and opened his hand. In it was a slim, elegant engagement ring with a small single diamond, sparkling in the light of the street lamps. “I loved you that day, and every day since. I’d like to love you for the rest of my life, if you’ll have me.” He drew a shaking breath. “Sydney Davis, will you marry me?”
“Yes.” Her voice broke on the word, and she reached out to touch his face. “I love you,” she said. “I’ve always loved you. And I always will.”
He slipped the ring on her finger, and the whole town cheered.
Sydney’s face heated instantly. “I forgot they were there,” she half-whispered. “Oh, God. We’re going to be gossip fuel for weeks.”
Cam straightened, wearing a wicked grin—and scooped her off the ground.
She laughed breathlessly. “Put me down,” she said. “I told you, this is not dignified.”
“No, it’s not. But I figured if they were going to talk anyway, I’d give them something to talk about.”
“This is going to be on YouTube, too.”
“And? So is this.”
He leaned down and kissed her.
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back, ignoring the explosion of cheers and whistles. The only thing that mattered was holding her tight, making a ridiculous spectacle out of himself—and not giving a damn what anyone thought. Because he loved her. He always had. And he’d saved her not just from Tommy, but from herself.
There would be no New York City for her, no leaving her family and friends behind. Everything she ever wanted was right here.
She’d never really left it…but she’d finally come home.
About the Author
Morgan Blaze writes contemporary romance with a dash of heat. She enjoys summer storms, good coffee, and hanging out with family and friends.
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About the Welcome to Covendale Series
Small towns are the heart of America. Like every other small town, Covendale looks peaceful from the outside—but there are all sorts of things going on beneath the surface. Love and loss, friendships and rivalries, secrets and lies, long-time alliances and bitter feuds going back for generations. And most of all, passion.
Welcome to Covendale…the town right next door to yours. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for an emotional ride you won’t forget.
More books in this series:
SOLDIER’S CHOICE
Welcome to Covendale: Book 2
Available now from Amazon and Kindle Unlimited
DEPUTY’S SECRET
Welcome to Covendale: Book 3
Available now for preorder on Amazon
Boring Copyright Information
Copyright © 2014 by Morgan Blaze
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author / publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
A much shorter version of this story was previously published as
How to Ride Your Cowboy
and downloaded (free) by perhaps 12 people. If you are one of them, I promise this revised, extended version is longer, better, and sexier.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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