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  Melanie’s gaze lingered on Richard. “He’s able to love me at all because of you,” she told Destiny honestly. “Your work here is done.”

  “Yes, I believe it is.” She looked around the room. “Now where the dickens do you suppose Mack is?”

  Melanie chuckled at Destiny’s eagerness as she began moving through the crowd in search of Mack. “You probably ought to find your brother and warn him,” she told Richard when he joined her.

  “Hell no,” Richard said. “Mack can take care of himself. In fact, it’ll be a pleasure to watch him squirm for a change. Besides, I have more important things to do.”

  “Oh? Such as?”

  “This,” he said, lowering his head to capture her mouth.

  “Definitely more important,” Melanie murmured against his lips.

  “Have I mentioned that I love you?” Richard asked when the kiss ended.

  “Come to think of it, no,” Melanie said. “But I thought it was implicit in your proposal.”

  He smiled. “I knew you could read my mind.”

  She sighed. “There was a while there when I was sure I’d gotten it all wrong. From now on, though, I think I’ll trust my instincts.”

  “What are your instincts telling you now?” he asked.

  She studied him thoughtfully, then grinned. “Shame on you,” she scolded.

  “Then you’re not interested in blowing off this party and getting a room upstairs?”

  “I didn’t say I wasn’t interested,” she replied. “I can see you’re going to have to work on reading my mind.”

  His expression sobered. “I’ll make it my life’s mission. That and loving you.”

  Melanie felt her heart swell. If he said it, she could bank on it. Richard Carlton always kept his promises. That was the backbone of his campaign strategy and, best of all, it was the truth.

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-5136-0

  ISN’T IT RICH?

  Copyright © 2004 by Sherryl Woods

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  **The Bridal Path

  **The Bridal Path

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  §The Calamity Janes

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  ‡‡The Devaneys

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