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  “I heartily agree, but it is the only name I have, and I am much too old to be called a baby porcupine.” She sighed. Why did it still sound so endearing coming from him?

  “All right then. Now that you are all grown up, I shouldn’t address you so informally.”

  Obedience narrowed her eyes at him. “Don’t start that. I will forever call you Teddy. That will never change.”

  Chance winced. He hated his nickname as much as she loathed hers. “All right, but I beg you to keep it between us, never in front of others.”

  “Agreed.” Obedience playfully flicked water at him and then dived away.

  “Still so young,” Chance murmured, but he smiled too. He used the opportunity to return to shore and dress.

  “You’re leaving already?” Obedience waded toward him.

  “Yes. I returned at my father’s request. His health is declining, and he needs me.”

  “Yes...I know.” She looked down at the water, her joy fading. “Tell him I will visit today and bring him strawberry jam. He loves my jam.” She smiled brightly again.

  Chance nodded and finished dressing.

  She waved as he turned up the path, dancing in the water like a playful sprite. Chance stopped above the waterfall and looked down at her. He still couldn’t believe his eyes. She was one and twenty now, if his memory served him right. It had been five years since he last set eyes on her. Five years since he had ventured back to Willowton Park, his ancestral home. Things had certainly changed, and it left him feeling...out of sorts.

  He shook his head and continued up the path. He needed to focus on his father now, on preparations for his eventual passing. It was heartbreaking and a tedious task that would be almost impossible if Obedience were there distracting him. That was also unsettling. He didn’t have time to be sidetracked by a woman, let alone a woman he shouldn’t be having such thoughts about. She had been a childhood friend and nothing more... So why couldn’t he stop picturing her in a wet shift?

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  Dayna was only fourteen when she developed a serious addiction to romance novels. What began as an innocent desire to read became an all-out obsession with the romance genre. She gave book reports on romance novels, got in trouble for reading during lectures, and would rather spend her time reading than attending high school parties. After all, high school boys could not compete with the likes of Stephanie Laurens Devil Cynster. After getting her first job, her addiction only got worse. She now had her own money to spend and a car to get to Barnes and Noble as frequently as she wanted. She managed to maintain a somewhat normal life, marrying her high school boyfriend who was aware he was competing with fictional men for her attention. Dayna soon began writing her own romance novels, inspired by her love for all things romance. Dayna and her family live in Southern California with their two children and three fur babies. Dayna is happiest at home where she can be with her family and write to her hearts content.

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  The Fated for Love Series:

  Mine, All Mine

  Sweet Torture

  Storm on the Horizon

  To Love, Honor, and Obey

  Desperate and Daring Series:

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  Desperate For a Duke

  Belle of The Ball

  Just One Kiss

  Anything But Innocent

  An Unconventional Innocent

  Mad About You

  A Rogue of Her Own

  Hero of Her Heart

  An Undesirable Duke

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