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  Cherie looked toward the open door and gasped when she saw her sister exit a building and skip down the stairs. Tears filled her eyes as she cried, “Kaylee!” It was her sister. Cherie clamored from the limo and ran to her sister. They hugged each other, each of them sobbing.

  “I’ve missed you so much,” they both said at the same time.

  They stepped back holding each other’s arms.

  “How have you been?” Kaylee said. “Let me look at you.”

  “No.” Cherie shook her head. “Let me look at you.” Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. “You’re pregnant!”

  “Yes.” Kaylee nodded happily. “I am.”

  Cherie leaned to the side to look back toward Kaylee’s home. “How’s little Nikki?”

  Kaylee smiled serenely and rubbed her rounded belly like any proud mother would. “She’s fine, but…” she paused and tilted her head, “how did you know that we’d decided to name the baby Nicole?”

  Cherie looked at the man who walked up behind her sister. “Gregori, I presume?” She held out her hand. “I’m happy to meet you.” She looked back at Hunter as he moved to stand behind her. He wrapped a possessive arm around her waist and she leaned back into him.

  She had her sister back, she would have her niece back, and she had a man who would love her for the rest of her life, no matter how long her life turned out to be. More importantly, they were a family.

  Taking her sister’s hand, she tugged her toward the house. “You have to tell me everything. After all, we’re sisters, but we don’t really know each other, do we?” Reaching out, she touched the slight baby bump on her sister’s belly and bent down. “Hello, Nikki, I’m your Aunt Cherie. We’re going to go to the ballet together and you’re going to learn all about magic.”

  When she straightened, Hunter wrapped his arm around her and tucked her beneath his arm and pulled her toward the house. “We’ll all learn about magic together.”

  About the Author

  Dear Reader:

  If you’re reading this, I hope it means that you’ve just enjoyed reading one of my books. Always a romantic, I started weaving little fantasies for my friends at the tender age of fifteen. Never once did I think that writing would be my dream until about ten years ago. After complaining to my husband that my favorite authors didn’t write fast enough, my husband asked a fateful question. “Why don’t you write one of your own while you’re waiting?”

  Once I started, he couldn’t stop me. Now, I write in the morning before work. I write during my breaks at the day job. I write at night when I should be relaxing. Heck, I’ve even been known to write in my sleep. Every member of my family has had the dubious honor of witnessing my fingers moving over the keys while I'm off in dreamland. Sometimes it even makes sense!

  I grew up in Southwest Florida where I met and married the love of my life. My husband was in the Navy for twenty years, so if you wonder where I have gotten some of my ideas, I blame him. I suggest you do the same. He’s always saying he has wide shoulders. Let’s load them up, shall we?

  Currently, I live in a small town in Michigan, seven miles from the nearest grocery store. I love living out here in the country. It gives me the peace and quiet I need to continue to write these stories for you. It also shows me a lot of natural beauty that I try to share with you in my books. While my titles may be dedicated to certain individuals who have touched my life in differing ways, please remember, every one of them is written for you.

  My most recent dream is to continue what I do, to share more stories with anyone willing to read them. My new dream is to be able to pursue both my writing and my husband fulltime. Do you think he’ll run?

  More books by Tianna Xander

  The Chosen Series:

  Virgin’s Blood

  Alicia the Awakening

  Afraid to Dream

  The Endowed Series:

  The Endowed

  Sinful Heat

  Getting Physical

  The Paradise Series

  A Stranger in Paradise

  Gates of Paradise

  Return to Paradise

  Trouble in Paradise

  Road to Paradise

  Another Day in Paradise

  Naked in Paradise

  Seduction in Paradise

  Looking for Paradise

  Healing in Paradise

  A Melody in Paradise

  Summer in Paradise

  Other Books by Tianna Xander

  Beary Merry Xmas

  Polar Bear S-express

  The Ornament

  Sexy Santa Dreams

  Lhampyre Yule

  And many more!