Silver Falls - Anne Stuart [107]
Before she could say anything the front door slammed open, and Sophie stood there, her newly cut hair just brushing her ears. “Hasn’t he talked you into it yet?” she said. “He must be doing a piss-poor job. Listen, Ma, the poor jerk is in love with you and wants to marry you, and he’ll even put up with me. And I know you well enough to know you’ve been eating your heart over him for the last ten days. So let’s get the hell out of here and you can argue on the plane.”
Rachel looked at Sophie, calm and unflappable as always, one very determined young lady. She looked at Caleb. She barely knew him. She just knew he was the one, and she’d known it since she’d first looked into his dark eyes outside of Stephen Henry’s kitchen.
She shrugged. “Well, at least I don’t have to worry about changing my name.”
Caleb grinned at her. “I like a practical woman,” he said. “Let’s get the hell out of here.” He held out his hand, and she took it, moving forward, putting her arm around Sophie’s narrow shoulders.
Sophie opened the door, and for a moment Rachel froze. For the first time in four months the sun was shining in Silver Falls, warm beams of light gilding everything.
And they stepped out into the bright sunshine, into a brave new world.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-3211-6
SILVER FALLS
Copyright © 2009 by Anne Kristine Stuart Ohlrogge.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Copyright
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22