Shattered (35 page)

She stepped over to the hole. “Nice.”

He pulled her back into his arms. “I figured on clear nights
we could open the roof, spread out a blanket and lay here gazing up at the night’s sky.”

“And then?”

“And then you’ll be my wife and we can . . .” He didn’t finish his thoughts, just lowered his lips to hers.

Jesus, my Lord and Savior: Thank you for your abiding love and grace. I’d be lost without you. May every story be for your glory.

Mike: For always believing, for always being there, for loving me like you do.

Ty: For last-minute plotting sessions, for grammar lessons, Starbucks runs, for everything you do and are. I love you beyond measure.

Dave Long and Karen Schurrer: My amazing editorial team. I am so grateful for you both. It is a joy and an honor to team with you.

My Bethany House family: I am so blessed to be part of such a talented group of believers. Each and every one of you is a privilege to know and work with.

Dee: I thank God upon every remembrance of you, friend.

Lisa, Maria, Kristin, Donna, and Kelli: Thank you for sharing your lives with me. I am the richer for it.

The DEBS: Katie, Beth, Olivia, and Rel, I am so grateful God brought us all together to share this amazing path He’s called us to. I love walking it with all of you.

Katrina Turner and Becca Addington: For your amazing support and for sharing
Submerged
with so many of your friends.

Dani Pettrey
is a wife, homeschooling mom, and author. She feels blessed to write inspirational romantic suspense because it incorporates so many things she loves—the thrill of adventure, nail-biting suspense, the deepening of her characters’ faith, and plenty of romance. She and her husband reside in Maryland with their two teenage daughters.

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