North Star (30 page)

‘Don't say I didn't warn you then,' she said, touching her lips to his and feeling a flood of warmth surge through her body. ‘Are you sure you know what you're getting yourself into?' she asked after a moment, giving him one last chance to back out.

‘It would be a dumber man than me,' John said with a grin, ‘who walked away from a woman who personally delivered sex in the morning.'

The smile on his face felt to Kate like the warmth of a spring day after a long, cold winter. Looking deep into his eyes she saw the shimmer of possibilities the future held for them both.

‘Play your cards right, cowboy, and you might even get it in the afternoon as well.'

To Louise Thurtell, thank you so much for believing in North Star.

Christa, Julia, Clara and all the Allen & Unwin team, I can't thank you enough for all your hard work.

A big thank you and much love to my family for all their support and for putting up with me while I write,
I love you so much.

A special thank you to the following: Fiona Palmer, Neil Westcott, Dave Ross and Paul Costanzo, Catherine Farrugia and Louise Reynolds for answering endless questions.

And to all those mothers of teenage daughters . . . hang in there!