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my huge belly. “Besides, how many times do you want me to be pregnant?”
“I think we need our own hockey team,” he said with a sexy grin.
“Is that so?”
“Hell, yeah, Mrs. Kosinski.”
“We shall see about that, Mr. Kosinski,” I replied with a raised brow. “I think we’ll just pool our resources. With all these kids in here, I think we’d be set.”
Everyone laughed and my heart swelled with happiness.
“You were the best thing I ever hooked,” he murmured with a soft curl of his lips. It was our joke, and if there was one thing I could say with certainty, it was that Alex Kosinski had definitely hooked me good, but I wasn’t complaining.
“Maybe I need to do a little roughing when I get home. You gonna put me in the penalty box?” I mischievously whispered in his ear.
“Time to go, kids!” he announced to the room.
They stayed with their grandparents for the night.
And we celebrated his win.
THE END
Demented Sons Series—Iowa
Colton’s Salvation
Mason’s Resolution
Erik’s Absolution
Kayde’s Temptation
Straight Wicked Series
Make Music With Me
Snare My Heart
No Treble Allowed
String Me Up
Demented Sons Series—Texas
Lock and Load
Styx and Stones
Smoke and Mirrors
Jax and Jokers
Royal Bastards MC
Voodoo
If you read the dedication, you’ll know I dedicated this to one of the Texas Stars players. It’s a long story, but basically he’s an incredibly personable and down-to-earth player. When I went to get my team photo signed by the players, he actually looked my books up on Amazon, making me feel like I was someone important. It was the best. He may not remember, but I joked about dedicating my hockey book to him. And here it is. Took me long enough! Hahaha
Wow. Book fourteen. How did we get here? It’s like a dream come true. To be able to do what you love and get paid for it, is a fabulous gift. Thank you all for continuing to love my books because without you all, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Branching out into sports romance was a daunting endeavor. It took a lot of research and prayer that I didn’t screw up terminology, schedules, positions, etc. (PSST! I still might have, so forgive me). Thank you to Kristin, Brenda, and Lisa who have been my Betas through this terrifying experience. Too bad we couldn’t have gotten Nick and his teammates to read it to check for faux pas! Bahahahaha!
Kristin is also my PA aka my whip cracker, motivational speaker, promoter, and all around lifesaver. Don’t think I could do this without you! Love you to pieces!
Brenda and Lisa, you have been my amazing friends and also my Alpha readers, allowing me to bounce ideas off of you and giving me advice when I needed it the most. Thank you for never tiring of discussing ideas, plots, and scenes. You’ve helped me grow as an author and I cannot express my gratitude in words alone (crazy for an author, right?).
Avery Kingston, where do I begin? From that fateful meeting at a signing I signed up for last minute, to falling in love with your books, to having you create this amazing cover, you are the muthafreakin’ bomb! You took my crazy pencil-sketched idea and created cover magic! This is my favorite cover to date!
Thank you, Wander Aguiar for this stunning image of Zach!
Thank you to my street team, but especially Wynter Raven, Stracey Ishwar, and Pam Schultz who always go above and beyond! Y’all have been amazing.
Penny. Because you and you alone, are responsible for the courage I found to publish Colton’s Salvation in May 2017, you will ALWAYS be in here. You have been beside me the entire way. You shared in the heartache of rejection, the perseverance to self-publish, and the elation when that first book became a success beyond my wildest dreams. Thank you for always believing in me. Even when I didn’t believe in myself. <3
Stacey, every time I think you’ve outdone yourself, you show me that you’ve got even more. You make every page a masterpiece. You’re the absolute best! Love you bunches!
Ladies of Kristine’s Krazy Fangirls, y’all are AWESOME! I thank you for your comments, your support, and your love of books. Come join us if you’re not part of the group!
Though I didn’t spin the military into the storyline this time, my last-but-never-least, is a massive thank you to America’s servicemen and women who protect our freedom on a daily basis. They do their duty, leaving their families for weeks, months, and years at a time, without asking for praise or thanks. I would also like to remind the readers that not all combat injuries are visible nor do they heal easily. These silent, wicked injuries wreak havoc on their minds and hearts while we go about our days completely oblivious. Thank you all for your service.
Kristine Allen lives in beautiful Central Texas with her adoring husband (hahaha). They have four brilliant, wacky and wonderful children. She is surrounded by twenty six acres, where her five horses, five dogs and five cats run the place. Kristine realized her dream of becoming a contemporary romance author after years of reading books like they were going out of style and having her own stories running rampant through her head. She works as a night nurse, but in stolen moments, taps out ideas and storylines until they culminate in characters and plots that pull her readers in and keep them entranced for hours.
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