“What are you doing in here, George? Hart is looking for you for the supper dan— Oh, my goodness!” Rose broke off, staring.

“Is that Aunt Dottie and Logan?” Lily peered over Rose’s shoulder.

The music ended, and Rose and Lily gasped as Logan twirled Aunt Dottie around, one last time, then drew her close and kissed her. Aunt Dottie’s arms twined around his neck and she kissed him back, as passionate as any girl.

Her words came back to George. With the right man, my love, a woman is always in season. George understood what she meant now.

“Aunt Dottie and Logan?” Lily exclaimed again.

“Hush!” George whispered urgently. “It’s a secret. And if you tell a soul, it will ruin everything.”

“But how long has this been going on?” Rose asked.

George smiled. “Since Aunt Dottie was fifteen and Logan was eighteen.”

“That long?” Lily exclaimed. “But that’s—”

“Forever,” George said softly. “She says it will be that way for each of us too. She has—”

“One of her feelings,” they all chorused. Linking arms, the three young ladies tiptoed back to the ballroom, to where their husbands were waiting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anne Gracie is the award-winning author of the Chance Sisters Romances, which include The Summer Bride, The Spring Bride, The Winter Bride and The Autumn Bride, and the Marriage of Convenience Romance series, including Marry in Scandal, Marry in Haste and Marry in Secret. She spent her childhood and youth on the move. The roving life taught her that humor and love are universal languages and that favorite books can take you home, wherever you are. Anne started her first novel while backpacking solo around the world, writing by hand in notebooks. Since then, her books have been translated into more than eighteen languages and include Japanese manga editions (which she thinks is very cool) and audio editions. In addition to writing, Anne promotes adult literacy, flings balls for her dog, enjoys her tangled garden and keeps bees. Visit her online at annegracie.com. You can also subscribe to her newsletter.

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