Sweet Home Alaska by Rebecca Thomas

didn’t want to be part of that decision.” She crossed her arms over her chest.
    He refused to look her in the eye. He looked behind her and beside her, not directly at her. “I’d like to hear what you have decided.”
    She also noticed he didn’t shave this morning. He had the shadow of beard stubble and dark circles under his eyes. She said, “If you’d look at me. I would like to tell you.”
    He flexed the muscles in his angular jaw. People continued to mill around them in a beehive of activity. Finally, his intense blue eyes looked at her and she had that swoony feeling, like she might pass out. She was going on very little sleep, but she believed her physical reaction to him had nothing to do with sleep deprivation. “I’m not leaving. I’m staying in Alaska. This is my home. The show is coming to me.”
    His eyes widened, but he said nothing.
    “Add me to the list of Alaskan shows people seem to love: Alaska State Troopers, Ice Road Truckers, Mountain Men, Deadliest Catch . The Food Network wants to jump on the bandwagon with Frontier Woman .”
    “Your show is called Frontier Woman ? And it’s going to be filmed right here, in our town?” His voice sounded hopeful and light.
    “Yes. I have to go to L.A. once a month to oversee the editing, but other than that, I’m home to stay. Well, other than needing a new home. They want my house to be natural log and on the river. You know, they love that rustic Alaskan-y look, so my apartment over the Moose’s Tooth isn’t going to cut it.”
    A smile tugged at his lips.
    “Do you know any good contractors?” she asked, with a little too much sarcasm.
    He swallowed, then blinked several times. “I never meant what I said, Lauren, but I would never stand in the way of your dreams. I could never live with myself if I’d done that. The truth is, I love you.”
    “I know.”
    “You got me.” The biggest smile she’d ever seen widened across his full mouth. “Stealing a Han Solo’s line. I like that.”
    “I’m glad. It is a great line, so I had to use it, but you know I love you, too. And we can agree that Alaska is our home.”
    He took a hesitant step forward and wrapped her in his arms. “I believe you’re home to stay and I never want to be away from you again. The next trip you make to Hollywood, I’m going with you,” he declared.
    He kissed her forehead and a tear leaked from her eye. “And I do happen to know a good contractor.”
    She laughed and held him as tight as she could. She glanced out the window at the wild iris in the flower boxes. Trey loved her—it was the only thing that mattered. That, and she was finally home to stay.

A Note From Rebecca
    Dear Reader,
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Other Books by Rebecca Thomas
     
    Contemporary Romance
     
    Her Alaskan Hero (An Alaskan Hero Novel, #1)
    After being left at the altar, California girl Sabrina Tate needs to make a fast getaway. With her famous overbearing parents and the paparazzi hot on her heels, where else is a jilted bride to go to lick her wounds but Alaska? With only her tropical honeymoon clothes in tow, she makes her escape. For two weeks, she’ll live on her own and prove to herself—and her family—that she can make it without a husband.

    Zak