Authors: Milly Taiden,April Angel

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BOOK: Their Second Chance

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A
ri watched Nick stroll down
the street with Harley’s leash on one hand, and Kayden on the other. Their little boy was a miniature version of Nick. He stumbled on his chubby little legs and glanced up at his father. Nick smiled, said something, and picked up their son. Kayden immediately dropped his head into the curve of his father’s shoulder and held on to Nick’s jacket.

When they reached the door, she held out her hands for
Kayden, but instead Nick passed her Harley’s leash.

“I got him.”

He cuddled Kayden closer, patting him in the back with care.

The father and son had a beautiful bond. She hoped the news she had would mean a new bond for their family. While
Kayden was their second chance at the child they’d wanted so badly and hadn’t been able to have for years, she wanted Kayden to have the love of siblings.

She followed Nick into
Kayden’s room. They watched the little boy grab his favorite blue blanket, the one Grace had gotten him at birth, and snuggle with a brown teddy Ari’s mother had gotten him.

“We got accepted.”

Nick’s head jerked up. His surprised gaze searched her face. They’d applied for adoption when Kayden was six months old, knowing the process was long. They knew there were no guarantees they’d get accepted, but they were in a financial situation they felt comfortable with the expense if only to try to adopt a child to give Kayden a sibling.

Six months ago, they’d gone to an agency. After meeting and falling in love with a one-year-old little girl, they had been waiting to hear if their request for adoption had been accepted.

“We did?” He stared at her in shock.

She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. “We did.
Kayden is getting a little sister.”

They’d hoped to adopt to expand their family and give another child a home. It’d been a long and difficult journey, but she wouldn’t trade it for the world. They didn’t need to have another biological child to have a larger family. They only needed to give another baby the love and devotion they gave
Kayden.

He held her tight in his arms. She thought back to their past five years. Tears gathered in her eyes. No longer of desolation or pain for the past they had lived. These tears were of survival. They’d been through a lot, but they lived through it.
Together. No matter how many hardships they’d had to endure, as long as they communicated and held strong as a couple, nothing could ever break them up again.

Sometimes, love was enough.

Karen Lutz
– You inspired me for so many years to be the best I can be as a mother, friend and employee. I have no words to thank you. You pulled me out of dark holes so many times and encouraged me with your words and friendly smiles. I can only say thank you from the bottom of my heart because there truly are no words for me to tell you how very special you are to me. You are loved.

Rachel Firasek
– Thank you for being one of my biggest inspirations. Thank you for taking me on and teaching me so much about what makes a great writer. I am so thankful I get to work with an amazing author and editor like you.

Betas for this book- Julie Duran-Fernandez, Tonya Rupell, Michelle Wilson, Teracia Loretan, Sheri Spell
and
Theresa Esterline
. Thank you so much for your lovely words of support and encouragement on a story I was unsure of but loved with all my heart. You ladies made my job of putting the book out there so much easier!

For my Street Team
– You all ROCK! Keep up the great work. I love you all and know I have the best team ever! I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate you all!

Hi! I'm Milly (AKA April Angel) I love to write sexy stories. They're usually either paranormal or contemporary with a large dose of heat. My paranormal stories can be anything from wolf-shifters (my favorites) to witches, demons and anything in between. My contemporaries are usually anything from soldiers to corporate romances.

I was born the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. Currently, I live in New York City with my hubby, the bossy kiddo and our little dog "Needy Speedy". Don't ask.

When I'm not working some really long hours at the day job, or hanging out in the awful life-sucking invention known as Facebook, messaging my
bestie in the UK or shopping with my sis Julie, then I can be found watching scary movies. Buuut when I'm not doing that, I'm usually writing because the voices won't shut up.

I am addicted to shoe shopping, chocolate (but who isn't, right?) and Dunkin' Donuts coffee.

Come on over and visit me! I love to meet new readers!

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