Dirty Player: A Rough Riders Novel (37 page)
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Authors: Stacey Lynn
“Now, I’d like to thank the most important woman in my life.” He turned to me then and my jaw dropped. Next to him, I saw Beaux pull something out of his pocket and slide it into Oliver’s outstretched and waiting hand.
My brow furrowed when Oliver set the trophy he’d been holding on the podium and grinned out at the crowd.
“Earlier this year, I had one thing on my mind: this game. I wanted to win and wanted to make it to the Super Bowl more than anything else. But then, this beautiful woman standing next to me walked into my life and my entire game plan changed.”
My hands went to my mouth when I saw what Beaux had placed in his hand. A box. A black box. A small, tiny, black velvet ring box.
I shook my head frantically and tears began falling down my cheeks.
“You’re not doing this,” I said, glancing at the crowd behind us and in front of us. He couldn’t be doing this. Not in front of television cameras and millions of viewers.
“Oh, I’m doing this,” he said, pulling back from the microphone so only I could hear him. He turned back toward the cameras, and I was almost blinded by the constant flashing. “Shannon Hale, I love you and I want everyone in America to know it. Make me the happiest man in the world, knowing that on the day I finally won the ring I’ve been wanting my entire life, that you also agree to this ring for the rest of yours. Say yes, and have this day go down in history as being absolutely, one hundred percent, the best day I could ever have in my entire life.”
“You’re insane,” I whispered, not realizing my voice carried to the microphone.
“Say yes!” someone cried out from beneath the podium. The entire New Orleans stadium began shaking while I swore, and every person in attendance chanted, “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
Oliver leaned toward the microphone and smirked. “They’re waiting for your answer, honey.” He opened the box, and I saw the ring that sat inside. It was gorgeous, a huge emerald-cut diamond that had to have cost more than his Audi sports car.
My entire body trembled from the shock, the rush of the day, and the way the podium seemed to shake.
“Yes,” I finally managed to choke out. I nodded repeatedly and stepped toward him until he draped an arm at my lower back, pulling me flush against him. “Yes, of course I’ll marry you.”
“You hear that?” he called into the microphone. “
Now
it’s the best day of my life.”
He slid the ring onto my ring finger and bent down, enveloping me in his arms, and kissed me while the thousands of people in attendance roared their approval.
THANK YOU
Eeeek! Dirty Player was so much fun to write. I hope you’ve enjoyed delving into the dirty mind of Oliver Powell just as much as I did.
Thank you first, to all of my early readers of this book. Kathryn, Lisa, Laura, Kelly, Brittainy, and Tonya...I absolutely love all of you and your input. Thanks for helping me tighten this up and make it even better than the original version I sent you.
Special thanks to my “team” that takes my manuscript and makes it into an actual book…Amy, Emily, Summer, Shannon…from cover design and editing to proofreading and formatting, any success I have with a book is largely due to all of your hard work, too, so thank you all so much for working with me, for putting up with my craziness, and my last minute ideas or schedule changes.
To all my author buddies and FTN…F*ck It. You all rock. Here’s me flashing you the middle finger.
To all the readers and bloggers who read my stories and leave reviews or send me emails and private messages, thank you for not only taking the time to read my books, but to go the extra step and contact me directly or leave a review. They all mean everything to me.
To Christy and Kelly, just because I love you. I am so thrilled to have met both of you this year and forming friendships I know will last forever.
And finally to my family…you may not always understand my special brand of crazy, but you manage to put up with it. You’re the best and I love you all to pieces.
About the AUTHOR
Stacey Lynn currently lives in Minnesota with her husband and four children. When she’s not conquering mountains of laundry and fighting a war against dust bunnies and cracker crumbs, you can find her playing with her children, curled up on the couch with a good book, or on the boat with her family enjoying Minnesota’s beautiful, yet too short, summer.
She lives off her daily pot of coffee, can only write with a bowlful of Skittles nearby, and has been in love with romance novels since before she could drive herself to the library.
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And don’t forget to check out Stacey’s other books:
S.Layne ~Erotic Romance
(www.facebook.com/slaynebooks)
Entice, The Affair Series
Embrace, The Affair Series
Enflame
Untitled – Late Summer 2016
Just One Series
Just One Song – Zack and Nicole
Just One Week – Chase and Mia
Just One Regret – Grayson and Kennedy
Just One Moment – Lynx and Sarah
Standalone Books
Remembering Us
Don’t Lie To Me
Try Me – A Don’t Lie To Me Novella
The Nordic Lords Series
Point of Return
Point of Redemption
Point of Freedom
Point of Surrender
Upcoming Releases
His To Love
His To Protect
His To Cherish — November 2016
His To Seduce — March 2017
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