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“You always loved watching the lobster boat races, right, Aiden?” Lily asked.

Every summer, up and down the Maine coast, various harbors hosted the races. Aiden’s father had often raced his boat, though never once had the bastard allowed either of his boys to go with him. He’d been determined, she suspected, to keep any glory to himself.

“Sure,” Aiden said, suddenly wary. “Who doesn’t?”

Lily gave him an easy smile. “Well, the Seashell Bay races are this weekend, and I’ll be racing my boat.”

When Aiden’s jaw tightened, she knew he’d caught her drift. “So?” he said.

“So, even though it hasn’t raced in a while, I figure your dad’s boat might still be one of the fastest out there. Right, Bram?”

Bram looked as stunned as a deer caught in headlights. “Uh, you know Dad can’t race anymore, and neither can I.”

“No, but this big, strong
professional athlete
surely can,” Lily said, pouring on the sugar. “Do you think you could beat me, Aiden? Could you outrace a girl?”

Aiden let his thoughtful gaze roam over her. As always, he wouldn’t rush to answer. “Let’s just say for a moment that I agree to this little idea of yours,” he finally said. “What kind of bet are we talking about? What would I win when I whip your butt?”

Oh, I think you’d like to spank my butt, wouldn’t you?

Lily forced that too-enticing image from her mind. “Well, I was thinking the loser could grant the winner a wish. Say, something that involved a
personal service
.” She tried for as much sexual innuendo as she could without going completely hot with embarrassment, hoping he would take the bait.

“Come on, Flynn. You’re going to take that bet, right?” Micah needled, taking an aggressive, wide-legged stance. “Or has the Boy Wonder just come home to sign away his heritage and hustle back to the big city again?”

Crap.
Lily had to repress the urge to smack Micah upside the head. If the well-intentioned loyalist of the Doyle clan managed to mess up her plans, she’d kill him. “Micah, come on. You know that’s not the way we do things in Seashell Bay,” she said in a firm voice. “Aiden will always be one of us.”

Her friend grimaced but remained silent as he glared at Aiden.

Aiden’s balled fists slowly opened, and he turned his gaze from Micah to Lily. He let the silence between them drag on for too long but then nodded. “I appreciate that, Lily. And if you want me to take a shot at the races, fine. As long as
Irish Lady
is up to it.” He glanced back at his brother. “Can we get the old girl in shape by the weekend?”

If there was one thing the Flynns had in quantity it was pride, so it was no surprise when Bram started to look enthusiastic. “It’ll take some work, but damn right we can, bro. And it’ll be great to kick some Doyle ass again, even one as sweet as Lil’s.”

Though Aiden was still looking wary and skeptical, Lily had been right in thinking he couldn’t refuse the challenge. Especially from a girl, and worse yet, a Doyle.

But Mr. Aiden Flynn had no idea what he was getting himself into. After all, she’d won her class in the Seashell Bay boat races for the past two years.

And he’d be in for an even bigger surprise when she finally laid out the penalty for losing.

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Contents

1. Cover
   
2. Title Page
   
3. Welcome
   
4. Acknowledgments
   
5. Chapter 1
   
6. Chapter 2
   
7. Chapter 3
   
8. Chapter 4
   
9. Chapter 5
   
10. Chapter 6
    
11. Chapter 7
    
12. Chapter 8
    
13. Chapter 9
    
14. Chapter 10
    
15. Chapter 11
    
16. Chapter 12
    
17. Chapter 13
    
18. Chapter 14
    
19. Chapter 15
    
20. Chapter 16
    
21. Chapter 17
    
22. Chapter 18
    
23. Chapter 19
    
24. Chapter 20
    
25. Chapter 21
    
26. Chapter 22
    
27. Chapter 23
    
28. Chapter 24
    
29. Chapter 25
    
30. Chapter 26
    
31. Chapter 27
    
32. Chapter 28
    
33. Chapter 29
    
34. Chapter 30
    
35. Epilogue
    
36. Also by V. K. Sykes
    
37. Acclaim for the Seashell Bay Series
    
38. A Preview of
    Meet Me at the Beach
    
39. Fall in Love with Forever Romance
    
40. Newsletters
    
41. Copyright
    

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Copyright © 2016 by Vanessa Kelly and Randall Sykes

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Meet Me at the Beach
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