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  Misty holds out her ring in front of the B&B as the diamonds sparkle and wink in turn. “I guess we really did turn the page.”

  “And we got the happy ending, too.”

  Misty bites down over her lips and winces. “I’d like to think of it as a happy beginning to our happily ever after.”

  “Happily ever after.” I wrap my arms around her, and we share a quiet laugh. “I like that.”

  “Now get me to Hollow Brook.” She presses her lips to mine, and I can’t help but moan with relief, with ecstasy and everything in between.

  Misty and I hop into my truck and head straight for North Carolina—to Hollow Brook, where both my home and my bed are anxious to greet her.

  Who knew all those years ago Mattie May was the one who put us in the same vicinity and kept me from going clear across town to some corporate outfit? I would have left in a week. It was the exact type of position I was running from at the time. I would have never met Misty, never knew why I had a hole in my heart in the shape of her beautiful smile. What Mattie May and Misty don’t know is that it was never supposed to be me in Hope Falls that summer to begin with, but my kid brother, Rush. And when he announced he wasn’t budging, I decided to step into his shoes, step into fate’s way, and step into my destiny.

  Deep down in my heart, I’d like to believe that Misty and I would have found our way to each other no matter where we were on the planet. Hell, I know we would have. But I’m glad things worked out for us the way they did. Hope Falls led to Misty, and now Misty is headed home to Hollow Brook with me—full circle, just the way it should be.

  I reach over and pick up her hand, offering her a tender kiss right over that ring that symbolizes our love.

  “I guess I can cross that off my bucket list.” I shake my head into the long, dark ribbon of a road.

  “What’s that?” she asks, reaching up and scratching that scruff I’m planning to keep forever just for her. She licked it. She owns it.

  “Falling in love with the most beautiful woman in the world and putting a ring on her finger.”

  “The ring is great, but you do realize what you have to do to thoroughly own me.” She lifts a naughty brow, and I pull off the main road and drive us down an abandoned dirt trail that dead ends into the woods. “What are you doing?” A laugh bubbles from her throat.

  “I’m thinking we need to christen the truck. Besides, I need to lick every inch of what’s mine before we hit that college town. We’ll get to Hollow Brook soon enough. You’ll always come first to me.” I lean over, and she meets me there with a kiss, soft at first, then something that says I need you, I love you.

  This right here is forever.

  Misty and I live happily ever after.

  The end.

  A Note from the Author

  Thank you for reading Tender Kisses. If you enjoyed this book, follow Misty and Nolan over to Hollow Brook in the 3:AM Kisses Series. Each novel in the 3:AM Kisses Series is a SEXY standalone! You can enjoy them individually, but reading them in order would prevent tiny spoilers that might pop up along the way. I hope you had a blast! Now get over to Hollow Brook. It’s the start of another steamy semester at Whitney Briggs University, and I can’t wait to share it with you!

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  Books in the 3:AM Kisses Series

  Romance

  3:AM Kisses (3:AM Kisses 1)

  Winter Kisses (3:AM Kisses 2)

  Sugar Kisses (3:AM Kisses 3)

  Whiskey Kisses (3:AM Kisses 4)

  Rock Candy Kisses (3:AM Kisses 5)

  Velvet Kisses (3:AM Kisses 6)

  Wild Kisses (3:AM Kisses 7)

  Country Kisses (3:AM Kisses 8)

  Forbidden Kisses (3:AM Kisses 9)

  Dirty Kisses (3:AM Kisses 10)

  Stolen Kisses (3:AM Kisses 11)

  Lucky Kisses (3:AM Kisses 12)

  Revenge Kisses (3:AM Kisses)

  Acknowledgments

  Huge thank you for reading TENDER KISSES! I really hope you enjoyed Misty and Nolan’s story! To all of Melanie Shawn’s wonderful readers, I hope you’ll join the rest of the 3:AM Kisses gang over in Hollow Brook! Each of the 3:AM Kisses novels is a sexy standalone, so feel free to jump in at any point. The books are suggested to be read in order to avoid tiny spoilers, but have at ’em any way you like! And to all of my 3:AM Kisses readers, I hope you’ll hop over to Hope Falls and check out Melanie Shawn’s fabulous series! I’ve gobbled them up myself, and they are really that delicious!

  A hearty thank you to my betas, Lisa Markson and Tabby Coots. I always appreciate all of your input! Lisa, I am so grateful that you are rockin’ the book world once again, healthy and happy! I treasure you as a friend. Tabby, I’m so glad to know you! You have a heart of pure gold!

  To the fab Kaila Eileen Turingan-Ramos—HUGE thank you for lending your beautiful eagle eyes to the cause. You are always appreciated! You have a true gift!

  Kathryn Jacoby, you are my right hand gal and I cannot even begin to put into words how grateful I am that heaven dropped you at my doorstep. Thank you for going above and beyond in all you do. You are strong, beautiful inside and out, and you will dominate and crush the year that lies ahead. Huge hugs, girl. XOXO

  To my fantastic editor, Paige Maroney Smith, I am thankful beyond words that you are willing to put up with my madness! Thank you for being so brilliant and wonderful. I can’t wait to rock this year with you!

  And last, but never least, thank you to Him who sits on the throne. Worthy is the Lamb! Glory and honor and power are yours. I owe you everything.

  About the Author

  Addison Moore is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Previously she worked as a therapist on a locked psychiatric unit for nearly a decade. She resides on the West Coast with her husband, four wonderful children, and two dogs where she eats too much chocolate and stays up way too late. When she's not writing, she's reading. Addison’s Celestra Series has been optioned for film by 20th Century Fox.

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