RedemptionRidge (4 page)
Authors: Denise A. Agnew
Epilogue
Three weeks later
Cecelia rolled over and snuggled into the pillow next to
her. “Mmmm.”
She gloried in the scent—manly and so familiar. She buried
her face in the pillow and groaned. One of her eyes popped open and she looked
around the bedroom for signs of the man she’d just slept with for the first
time last night. She heard the clang of pots and pans and reached for her phone
on the edge of the bed. Six o’clock in the morning. She rolled over on her back
and stared at the ceiling. He was up already? Especially when they’d rolled
around in this bed until eleven last night enjoying every inch of each other’s
bodies. She smiled.
And God what a body he has.
Beyond that, he had the
most beautiful mind she’d ever encountered.
The bedroom door popped open and he peeked inside. “Good,
you’re up.”
“With all that noise, I sure am.” She smiled.
“Get up, lazy. It’s time for breakfast.”
She sighed. “I’m full. You saw to that last night.”
She wasn’t talking about food either.
He laughed and she recalled last night when he’d told her
he’d never smiled so much in his life. She’d changed him. Made him want more
laughter and happiness in his life.
He wandered into the room, shirtless, wearing nothing but
his jeans. She ogled him as he sauntered her way. His chest was gloriously
muscled and sprinkled with a bit of dark hair. He sank onto the bed next to her
and leaned down for a kiss. She flung her arms around his neck and drew him
down. When their lips met she almost asked him to take off his jeans and do
her.
When he came up for air, she gave him her most evil grin.
“Maybe I should just eat you for breakfast.”
Jake’s dark eyes went serious. “Come with me to Colorado
Springs. To Fort Carson. I think the army is going to let me stay in.”
She smiled with joy. “Really? That’s wonderful, if it’s what
you want.”
“It’s not a for certain thing, but it’s looking better all
the time that this brain injury is getting better. I want us to be together. I
know this is sudden, but I also know that I’m falling for you hard and fast. I
want to make this work.”
Happiness started deep inside her, a new tender awakening
that promised to grow larger as time went by. “Yes.”
“Yes?” He sounded almost as if he didn’t believe she’d
answered in the positive.
“Absolutely. Positively. Yes.”
And he kissed her again.
About Denise A. Agnew
Suspenseful, erotic, edgy, thrilling, romantic, adventurous.
All these words are used to describe award-winning, bestselling novelist Denise
A. Agnew’s novels.
Romantic Times Magazine
called her romantic suspense
novels
Dangerous Intentions
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romantic suspense”. With paranormal, time travel, romantic comedy,
contemporary, historical, erotica and romantic suspense novels under her belt,
she proves her gift for writing about a diverse range of subjects. (Writing
tales that scare the reader is her ultimate thrill.)
Denise’s inspiration for her novels comes from innumerable
sources, but the fact that she has lived in Colorado, Hawaii and the United
Kingdom has given her a lifetime of ideas. Her experiences with archaeology
have crept into her work, as well as numerous travels throughout England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Denise currently lives in Arizona with her real
life hero, her husband.
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Redemption Ridge
ISBN 9781419944574
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Redemption Ridge Copyright © 2013 Denise A. Agnew
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