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  His mouth curved in a disreputable, I’ve-got-you-now sort of, melting-chocolate-on-the-dashboard sort of smile. “Oh. Well, it’s everything I’ve got, so that’s about right.”

  “It’s exactly right.”

  She tightened her arms around his neck and let her kisses do the talking for her, underscored by the sweep of violins, and maybe a cheering laugh from the closest patrons of the arts. It was a Hollywood Ending, and if symphony subscriptions didn’t go up immediately, Kiara would eat her bowstrings.

  Finally Alex let her breathe, but he didn’t let her go. “What are you doing for the next year?” he asked in her ear. “Or two, or maybe three.”

  “You,” she answered, in a way her mother warned her about.

  “Damned straight.”

  About the Author

  Writing as Rosemary Clement-Moore, Rosemary is the author of supernatural mystery novels for young (and not so young) adults, including Texas Gothic and The Splendor Falls. Her books have won the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, been included on the ALA list of best books for teens, and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. She loves coffee, dogs, Jane Austen, military history, comic books, Gilbert and Sullivan, Star Wars, books with kissing, and movies with sword fights and/or explosions. You can visit her webpage at www.rosemaryclementmoore.com.

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