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Chapter One

Chapter One

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


“Maddie! Maddie, no!” I was too late. I had turned around just in time to see my five year old daughter Madison drag a jar of marinara sa..
Laura's Knight

Laura's Knight

A Book by Christopher Miller


Working title... I wrote this contemporary romance after writing Lavender. I haven't decided what to do with it yet.
Chapter Two

Chapter Two

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Hoping the gesture wouldn’t be unwelcome, I patted Jay’s back. I felt tension almost melt out of him upon contact. Since he didn’t ..
Chapter Three

Chapter Three

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


The phrase ‘home sweet home’ always used to run through my mind when I pulled into my driveway. I found myself trying to curb the habit. ..
Chapter Four

Chapter Four

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


A week later, I had still kept putting everything off. If I was at work, driving, or in bed falling asleep, I was telling myself I would get to it th..
Chapter Five

Chapter Five

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I stopped cleaning when I put Madison to bed. I poured myself a glass of wine, intending to relax and do some more thinking. It almost seemed as if i..
Chapter Six

Chapter Six

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I headed toward the stairs. “I haven’t mentioned the possibility of a new roommate, so for now could you make sure to keep it out of conv..
Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


After his belly was full of food and wine, I saw Jay more relaxed than I ever had. He still looked tired, but less run down. He gave Mariah his dish,..
Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Jay smiled, but kept his eyes closed. “Did your parents read you fairy tales?” “Of course, and it turned me into a hopeless romanti..
Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


My good mood stayed with me into the next day. When I woke Madison for school, the first thing out of her mouth was to ask if Jay was still there. &l..
Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Madison got off the bus and went to the neighbor’s, forgetting I’d taken the day off. She’ll ask what a bug on a tree ten feet away..
Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Of course, as soon as I punched in the next day Manny sought me out for interrogation. “There you are! How did everything go? Did Jay move in? ..
Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


Mariah barked a few times when Jay’s car pulled up. “Mariah, shh,” I urged, and she actually seemed to understand. “She was b..
Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I called Sara that weekend and she was happy to come over for dinner, though her fiancée Brian was in fact out of town for the rest of the mon..
Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


It kept feeling right all evening long. I stood over the stove, pan-frying the potatoes Jay had sliced for me. The man’s good with a knife, I t..
Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


It was time to pull dinner out of the oven. I had made my mother’s marinade and left the tenderized lamb chops sitting in it for two days. I ke..
Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Sixteen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


It didn’t take long for Beth to get going, probably because the rest of us were well into a second glass of wine. After we all swapped some fun..
Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


“That sounds more like two questions.” I smiled to cover my unease. I didn’t want to tell Jay about Earl, but I couldn’t lie ..
Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Eighteen

A Chapter by Christopher Miller


I felt foolish the moment I shut my alarm off the next morning. My first thought of the day was that I’d exposed myself to Jay, while he merely..

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