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she said. “Because I
can’t wait to be your wife.”
     
THE END
     
     

 
More Stories by Delaney Diamond

    Hot Latin Men series
    The Arrangement
    Fight for Love
    Private Acts
    Second Chances (fall 2012)
    Hot Latin Men: Volume I (in print summer 2012)
     
    Hawthorne Family series
    The Temptation of a Good Man
    A Hard Man to Love
    Here Comes Trouble
    For Better or Worse (winter 2013)
     
    Bailar series (sweet/clean romance)
    Worth Waiting For
     
    Short Story
    Subordinate Position
    The Ultimate Merger
     
    Free Stories
    www.DelaneyDiamond.com
     
     

About the Author

    Delaney Diamond is the bestselling author of
sweet and sensual romance novels. Originally from the U.S. Virgin
Islands, she now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been an
avid reader for as long as she can remember and in her spare time
reads romance novels, mysteries, thrillers, and a fair amount of
non-fiction.
    When she's not busy reading or writing, she's
in the kitchen trying out new recipes, dining at one of her
favorite restaurants, or traveling to an interesting locale. She
speaks fluent conversational French and can get by in Spanish. You
can enjoy free reads and the first chapter of all her novels on her
website. 
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Book Excerpt

    (unedited sneak peek from Second
Chances , Book 4 of the Hot Latin Men series; coming fall
2012)
     

Chapter One
     
    Liar. Cheat. Those were the words that came
to mind when Renaldo da Silva thought about his wife. His soon to
be ex -wife.
    Silently berating himself, he stared out of
the giant windows of the luxurious penthouse apartment they’d
shared since she moved to Sao Paulo with him over a year ago.
    He should have known better. After all, he’d
been warned, hadn’t he? She’d told him herself about her
background. She told him how she came from a family of drug addicts
and criminals. She’d explained how she had lied and stolen to make
ends meet. He’d known what kind of woman she was, and he’d chosen
to ignore everything she’d said because he’d been such a besotted
fool and assumed she’d done those things out of necessity.
    He’d barely known her when they married. His
impulsive behavior had simply been an act to whisk her away and
make her his. According to her, he’d given her the kind of life
she’d only dreamed of, but it still hadn’t been enough. It was
never enough.
    He looked down at the three photos in his
hands, though he didn’t really need to. The images of her and
another man were seared into his brain. To think, he wouldn’t have
known if he hadn’t been searching for a document in her home
office. He wouldn’t have found the pictures, and he wouldn’t have
known of her deceit.
    He’d been a fool to welcome her into his
life. Fortunately, he’d uncovered her true character beneath the
beautiful façade of independence and intelligence before it was too
late. Nonetheless, his stomach burned, and anger simmered inside
him.
    ****
    Sabrina stepped off the
private elevator, glad to be home. The five-bedroom apartment took
up the entire top floor of the building Renaldo owned. The recessed
lighting shined down like a spotlight in the spacious entryway,
while the rest of the house remained wrapped in darkness. In her
hands she held her high heels so they wouldn’t make any noise on
the black walnut floors because she assumed he was probably asleep
after his long trip.
    She crept toward the
staircase, trying not to make too much noise. She knew Renaldo
would not be pleased she’d worked another late night, particularly
since she hadn’t been at home to greet him upon his return from his
trip to Chicago. But she’d been getting so much accomplished, she
simply hadn’t been able to tear herself away.
    Sabrina smiled to herself.
She would find a way to make it up to him.
    She sensed his presence
before she saw him and halted her movements. He