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There,
she thought.
Let him chew on that for a moment.

A moment was all it took. Two strides later, he was behind her, his long arms clasped around her shoulders, his chin resting on the part in her hair. She reached up and wrapped her fingers around his hand. She let her cheek drop until it rested on his forearm. Lucky trotted up and lay down at their feet. Colden, still asleep in the truck, murmured from deep inside a baby dream. Sally felt Dix snug his arms tighter around her. She smiled and closed her eyes. It felt like he was never letting go.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With deepest thanks to:

The team at Lake Union Publishing, who make my literary life not only deeply pleasurable but possible.

All the individuals and organizations who preserve, protect, and maintain the Adirondack Park, where I have spent many—although not nearly enough—sweaty, muddy, bug-slapping, contented, contemplative hours.

Ned, for climbing so many mountains with me.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laurel Saville is an award-winning author of numerous books, articles, essays, and short fiction. Her work has appeared in the
LA Times Magazine
, the
Bark
,
NYTimes.com
, and other publications. She holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars and lives and writes near Seattle. She is also a corporate communications consultant and has taught and spoken at a variety of colleges and writing conferences.

Her memoir,
Unraveling Anne
, won the memoir category of the 2011 Indie Book Awards and was a runner-up to the grand prize winner at the Hollywood Book Festival. Her first novel,
Henry and Rachel
, a fictionalized account of her great-grandparents’ lives, was a finalist for a Nancy Pearl Award from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Connect with Laurel at
www.LaurelSaville.com
.

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