He raised a dark eyebrow. “I don’t know. That might be exactly the way to do it.”
I shook my head, fighting a smile. He wasn’t serious, was he? “Sounds messy.”
“But in a good way, right?”
“I might be willing to try it,” I said, nudging him with my shoulder.
Noah laughed. “Always good to try new things.”
New things. My heart grew even warmer at the sound of those words. Because deciding to date Noah was a new thing. Different from anything I’d done before. Part of me was still afraid I’d screw it up, but I was determined to work on it. To work for it.
I stopped and took his hands in mine. “Because that’s what this is, right?”
A puzzled smile crossed his lips. “Huh?”
“What we’re doing is something new,” I whispered. “It’s not about last summer anymore. It’s about now. About us making something new.”
“Yeah, new,” he whispered. He leaned close, his eyes filled with such hope that I had to wrap my arms around him. He kissed the top of my head. “Um, pie?” he asked, a hint of laughter in his voice.
I smiled up at him, loving the teasing look in his bright blue eyes. “Pie can wait.” And then I kissed him.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks so much to everyone who supported me while I wrote this book. I appreciate you more than I can say.
A special thank you to my August “beachme” friends who encouraged me as I hid in my room and pounded out the draft of this book. Sorry I didn’t have more time to hang out.
To my critique partners, Emilie Bishop, Sara Lyon, Kate Martin, Danielle McGill Hinesly, and Daphne Riordan, thank you for all your feedback. Next time I’ll give you more time to read. I promise. (You can stop laughing now.)
To Georgia McBride and the lovely people at Swoon Romance. Thank you. I appreciate everything you do to make my books great.
To Shelley Adina: Thanks for answering my emails so quickly. Your help was invaluable.
To the town of Ruidoso, New Mexico: Thanks for being such a fun place to visit in such a beautiful setting. I know you planned it that way.
Big thanks go to my family for their love and support—especially Steven, David, Megan, and Topher. xoxo
And finally, I’m grateful to God for a life full of abundant possibilities.
PATRICIA B. TIGHE
Patricia B. Tighe is the mother of two grown sons, and lives in West Texas with her husband and dog. She eats way too much pizza, drinks way too much coffee, and watches way too much NFL football. On the bright side, she also reads and writes teen fiction. She promises to include as much romance, angst, and adventure as possible in her books.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Acknowledgements
About the Author
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