She walked downstairs in the house that had become her home. Heard the music she’d chosen for just this moment.
Jen sent her a wink, then walked out the doors. Nell turned.
“You’re about to knock Miles dead.”
Then Morgan linked arms with her mother, with her grandmother.
“Here we go.”
They walked outside, where Howl sat like a good boy in his collar of flowers, down the aisle formed by the white-skirted seats to where Miles stood, a sprig of lilac in the buttonhole of his black suit.
Behind him, the fountain they’d made together—a frog, of course, standing in a yoga tree position—sent water sparkling in the air.
She saw Nina’s family, Sam, Nick, the Greenwalds, Agents Beck and Morrison, so many people who’d touched her life and helped to form it.
Then she saw only Miles. And he looked at her as if she was everything.
When she reached him, she turned, kissed her grandmother, kissed her mother. “I love you both.”
They stepped back, linked hands. She stepped forward, took Miles’s.
“I’ve been waiting for you,” he told her.
“Wait’s over. Let’s get started.”
Roots already planted, she thought as they turned to make promises to each other. And from this day forward, they’d tend them, and watch them grow.
ALSO BY NORA ROBERTS
Hot Ice ? Sacred Sins ? Brazen Virtue ? Sweet Revenge ? Public Secrets ? Genuine Lies ? Carnal Innocence ? Divine Evil ? Honest Illusions ? Private Scandals ? Hidden Riches ? True Betrayals ? Montana Sky ? Sanctuary ? Homeport ? The Reef ? River’s End ? Carolina Moon ? The Villa ? Midnight Bayou ? Three Fates ? Birthright ? Northern Lights ? Blue Smoke ? Angels Fall ? High Noon ? Tribute ? Black Hills ? The Search ? Chasing Fire ? The Witness ? Whiskey Beach ? The Collector ? Tonight and Always ? The Liar ? The Obsession ? Come Sundown ? Shelter in Place ? Under Currents ? Hideaway ? Legacy ? Nightwork
SERIES
Irish Born Trilogy
Born in Fire ? Born in Ice ? Born in Shame Dream Trilogy
Daring to Dream ? Holding the Dream ? Finding the Dream Chesapeake Bay Saga
Sea Swept ? Rising Tides ? Inner Harbor ? Chesapeake Blue Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy Jewels of the Sun ? Tears of the Moon ? Heart of the Sea Three Sisters Island Trilogy Dance Upon the Air ? Heaven and Earth ? Face the Fire Key Trilogy
Key of Light ? Key of Knowledge ? Key of Valor In the Garden Trilogy
Blue Dahlia ? Black Rose ? Red Lily Circle Trilogy
Morrigan’s Cross ? Dance of the Gods ? Valley of Silence Sign of Seven Trilogy
Blood Brothers ? The Hollow ? The Pagan Stone Bride Quartet
Vision in White ? Bed of Roses ? Savor the Moment ? Happy Ever After The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy
The Next Always ? The Last Boyfriend ? The Perfect Hope The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy Dark Witch ? Shadow Spell ? Blood Magick The Guardians Trilogy
Stars of Fortune ? Bay of Sighs ? Island of Glass The Chronicles of The One
Year One ? Of Blood and Bone ? The Rise of Magicks
The Dragon Heart Legacy
The Awakening ? The Becoming ? The Choice
EBOOKS BY NORA ROBERTS
Cordina’s Royal Family
Affaire Royale ? Command Performance ? The Playboy Prince ? Cordina’s Crown Jewel
The Donovan Legacy
Captivated ? Entranced ? Charmed ? Enchanted
The O’Hurleys
The Last Honest Woman ? Dance to the Piper ? Skin Deep ? Without a Trace
Night Tales
Night Shift ? Night Shadow ? Nightshade ? Night Smoke ? Night Shield
The MacGregors
The Winning Hand ? The Perfect Neighbor ? All the Possibilities ? One Man’s Art ? Tempting Fate ? Playing the Odds ? The MacGregor Brides ? The MacGregor Grooms ? Rebellion/In from the Cold ? For Now, Forever
The Calhouns
Suzanna’s Surrender ? Megan’s Mate ? Courting Catherine ? A Man for Amanda ? For the Love of Lilah
Irish Legacy
Irish Rose ? Irish Rebel ? Irish Thoroughbred
Jack’s Stories
Best Laid Plans ? Loving Jack ? Lawless
Summer Love ? Boundary Lines ? Dual Image ? First Impressions ? The Law Is a Lady ? Local Hero ? This Magic Moment ? The Name of the Game ? Partners ? Temptation ? The Welcoming ? Opposites Attract ? Time Was ? Times Change ? Gabriel’s Angel ? Holiday Wishes ? The Heart’s Victory ? The Right Path ? Rules of the Game ? Search for Love ? Blithe Images ? From This Day ? Song of the West ? Island of Flowers ? Her Mother’s Keeper ? Untamed ? Sullivan’s Woman ? Less of a Stranger ? Reflections ? Dance of Dreams ? Storm Warning ? Once More with Feeling ? Endings and Beginnings ? A Matter of Choice
NORA ROBERTS & J. D. ROBB