He sighed. “I was hoping you’d ask that.”
Her heart squeezed, and she knelt to unlock her bike. She remembered the moment she’d met him, right here on this sidewalk. She’d had no idea that her life was about to change forever.
She unlocked the chain, and he picked up the bike.
“Can I give you a ride?” he asked.
She smiled up at him. This time, she didn’t argue.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SO MANY people helped make this book possible. Thank you to my talented editor, Lauren McKenna. I am grateful to the amazing team at Simon & Schuster, including Abby Zidle, Jean Anne Rose, Hannah Payne, Maggie Loughran, and Matthew Monahan, as well as Paul O’Halloran and the foreign rights group. A very special thank-you to Jen Long, Jen Bergstrom, and Carolyn Reidy. As always, I owe a huge thanks to my longtime agent and friend, Kevan Lyon.
I’m incredibly grateful to my readers, who make writing the best job in the world, as well as the many book bloggers out there who spread their love of reading. And finally, a heartfelt thanks to my family for always believing in me. I love you guys!
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Laura Griffin
Cover photo © andreiuc88/Shutterstock; © MintImages/Shuttersstock (woman);
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Cover design www.lucybennett.design
Author photograph © Kathy Whittaker Photography
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First published in this Ebook edition in 2019
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