Time Travel Romances Boxed Set (183 page)

“
She must have thought
you’d want them as a memento,” Lilith suggested, not expecting
Mitch to look up so quickly.

“
I do,” he affirmed, then
lifted the smaller one between his finger and thumb. “But I don’t
want to tuck this box away somewhere, as though they’re just more
things to store.” Mitch took a deep breath and Lilith knew whatever
he was going to say was important to him. “And I thought that this
might be the perfect night to show them to you.”

“
Since we’re going to a
wedding?” Lilith asked with a smile.

“
Exactly.” Mitch returned
her smile, then frowned down at the ring he was rolling between his
finger and thumb. “I’d like these to be our wedding rings, Lilith,”
he said quietly. “I’m not superstitious, but I think it would be
good luck.”

Mitch glanced up, his expression somber, a
question lurking in his eyes. “Lilith, would you wear my mother’s
ring?”

Lilith saw the memory of his parents’ love
shining in those golden eyes, as well as that tiny reflection of
herself waving back. “Are you sure? They’re quite precious to have.
I wouldn’t want them to be damaged.”

Mitch nodded firmly. “They’d be pleased,
both that we’ve found each other and that we’re wearing their
rings. And they’re already broken in.”

Lilith could only smile. “You sound as
though you don’t think your parents know about us.”

Mitch’s gaze flicked to hers, then his lips
curved in a slow smile. “Maybe they do,” he conceded, clearly
liking that possibility.

Lilith put her hand on his. “I’d be honored
to wear your mother’s ring, Mitch. Andrea told me that they had a
wonderful marriage.”

“
A love for all time,”
Mitch said as he slipped the smaller ring onto her finger and
Lilith wasn’t sure whether that was an agreement or a
pledge.

It suited her either way.

When the ring was at the base of Lilith’s
finger, Mitch looked into her eyes. “Perfect fit,” he mused.

Lilith picked up the other ring and slid it
onto Mitch’s ring finger. It also fit as though it had been made
for him. She stretched up to brush her lips across his.

“
Kismet,” she whispered,
her heart singing when Mitch kissed her soundly.

Because that was exactly what it was.

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About the Author

Deborah Cooke sold her first book in 1992, a
medieval romance that was published in 1993 under her pseudonym
Claire Delacroix. Since then, she has published more than fifty
romance novels and numerous short stories. As
Claire
Delacroix
, she has written historical romance, romance
with fantasy elements, fantasy with romantic elements and
future-set urban fantasy romance. As
Deborah
Cooke
, she has written paranormal romance and paranormal
young adult fiction. She also wrote briefly as Claire Cross - the
time travel and paranormal romances originally published under that
name have been re-released as Claire Delacroix books, while the
contemporary romances have been re-published as Deborah Cooke
books. She tends to include fantasy and paranormal elements in her
stories and likes to write linked series of books. Her stories
include a blend of action, adventure, romance, humor and deep
emotion.

THE BEAUTY by Claire
Delacroix
, part of her successful Bride Quest series,
was her first book to land on the New York Times List of
Bestselling Books. She has been nominated for numerous awards (as
Claire
and as
Deborah
),
including Publisher’s Weekly’s Quill Award, and has won some,
including the Booksellers’ Best Award. In 2009, she was the
writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library, the first time
the library has hosted a residency focused on the romance genre. In
2012, she won the RWA PRO Mentor of the Year Award for her support
of aspiring and new writers. Her blog,
Alive &
Knitting
, includes her weekly column on the changing
landscape of publishing called
Wild West
Thursdays
and a post each Friday about her
knitting
.

She makes her home in Canada with her
family, too many books and too much yarn.

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website

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website

Deborah’s blog Alive &
Knitting

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Facebook Page

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Deborah’s Monthly
Newsletter

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Book List

Links will take you to the author’s
website

for excerpts, copy and buy links.

Claire Delacroix
titles:

Historical Romances

The Rose
Series:

ROARKE’S FOLLY

The Moorish
Series:

THE MAGICIAN’S QUEST

The Unicorn
Series:

The Sayerne
Series:

MY LADY’S CHAMPION

MY LADY’S DESIRE

The Bride
Quest:

The Bride Quest
II

(also called The Scottish Bride Quest):

The Rogues of
Ravensmuir:

The Jewels of
Kinfairlie:

The Ballad of Rosamunde

The True Love
Brides:

THE RENEGADE’S HEART

THE HIGHLANDER’S CURSE (upcoming)

Time Travel
Romances

(Originally published under the name Claire
Cross):

LOVE POTION #9

Short Stories and
Novellas:

Amor Vincit Omnia

(digital only)

An Elegy for Melusine

(in TO WEAVE A WEB OF MAGIC) The Kiss of the Snow Queen (in THE QUEEN IN WINTER) The Ballad of Rosamunde

Urban Fantasy Romances:
The Prometheus
Project:

No Halo Required

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Deborah Cooke
Titles

Paranormal Romances:

Dragonfire

Harmonia’s Kiss

EMBER’S KISS

The Dragon Legion Novellas (upcoming)

Paranormal Young Adult:
The Dragon
Diaries:

Short
Stories:

The Leaves

(digital only)

Coven of Mercy

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