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  Covering her chest with her hand, she begins to weep.

  “Oh, thank you, Mr. Burke.”

  “I have one more surprise for Camilla and Sasha.” Ellis pushes buttons on his phone and hands it to me.

  It rings a few times before a woman says, “Ciao.” I cover my face, stunned by the voice I hear.

  “Nonna, is that you?”

  “Si, my nipotina.” I sob into the phone, and she cries, too. “I hear you’re coming to see me. I go to your wedding.” Her English is broken, but I understand her words and can’t believe them. It’s a dream I’ve had for over a decade.

  I look at Ellis. “My grandmother is going to be at our wedding?”

  “Yes, baby.”

  “I’m going to let you talk to Sasha.” I hand the phone to my sister, and she cries, as well, when she hears her grandmother for the first time since she was a little girl.

  Grabbing Ellis, I hug him like my life depends on it.

  “How will I ever thank you?”

  “You already did, my Rose–twice.” Releasing me, he places his palm over my belly. “And I’m certain this one will be as beautiful as her mother.”

  The End

  END NOTES

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  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  Thank you to my amazing husband, Patrick, who didn’t hesitate to support my desire to write under an additional pen name.

  Like always, he wanted to support my dream, even if it added more work to my hectic schedule. I am so blessed to have such a patient man by my side.

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  Readers, thank you for taking a chance on The Terms Duet. I couldn’t write full-time if it weren’t for passionate book lovers like yourselves! I feel blessed anytime someone reads a story of mine. I hope you’ll check out my future books and my first release, Summer Trouble.

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  I want to give a big shout out to Jo-Anna at Just Write. Creations for creating the sexy cover. She always produces fantastic work!

  Thank you to Meg Estey and Melissa Gartland for helping me with my Denver, Colorado, research.

  Thank you to my beta readers, Jennifer Balmer, Angela Evans, Dana Gallie, Amanda Hill, Rachael Leissner, Rachel Pugh, Karina Wade and Samantha Wiley. Your feedback is invaluable.

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  Ruby