Liam cleared his throat. “We want you to marry us, Lauren.”

As he spoke, he opened the box and pulled out a sparkling diamond ring. Her hand shook as he carefully slid it onto her third finger. Then he kissed it.

“I know we discussed it,” Noah continued. “But we want to ask you now. Now that you’ve had time to process it and what our life would be like together.”

“We talked to the Colters,” Liam said. “Found out how they did their ceremonies. Holly is dying for you to be married right where she married her husbands, and Lily married hers, and where Max and Callie both got married.”

“In their garden right there on their mountain,” Lauren said in awe. “Oh that would be perfect!”

“Then is that a yes?” Noah asked hesitantly.

She flew into his arms, knocking him over onto his back as she hovered above him. She kissed every inch of his face until he was laughing and begging for mercy. Then she launched herself at Liam and gave him the same treatment.

“Yes!” she exclaimed. “Oh my God, yes I’ll marry you!”

“Now, about those babies . . .” Liam said with a grin. “Just how serious were you?”

“Very,” she said, returning his grin. “Think you two can help me out on that?”

“We’ll sure as hell try,” Noah murmured as he rolled her underneath him again.

CHAPTER 7

LAUREN, Liam and Noah were married under the same arch where Holly Colter had married her husbands nearly thirty-five years before. As had Max and Callie, and Lily, Seth, Michael and Dillon. Gathered was the entire Colter family. Holly. The dads. Seth, Dillon, Michael and Lily with little Caleb. Max and Callie.

They all surrounded Lauren Wilder as she pledged her life and love to Liam and Noah, and it was decided that from that day forth, Lauren would take the name Lauren Sullivan-Prescott to honor both the men who in turn pledged their love and devotion to her for all eternity.

They married when the aspens had turned, their incandescent glitter transforming the landscape into a simmering sea of gold. It was the same month that Holly Colter had returned to her husband all those years ago, pregnant with their first child.

Over the years, many children were born to the Wilders, Colters and Sullivan-Prescotts. They grew up secure in the love of the older Colter generation, guided by the gentle hand of Holly Colter and her steadfast husbands, who swore to love her into the next life and beyond.

The children ran wild and free over the mountains where the Colters had lived for decades. They grew up with an unshakable purpose, confident and backed by the love of Colters’ Legacy.

PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF

MAYA BANKS

HIDDEN AWAY

“If I ever wanted to be adopted into a fictional family, it would be the Kellys . . . I am devoted to the Kelly brothers.”

—Fiction Vixen

“[An] action-packed story.”

—The Mystery Gazette

 NO PLACE TO RUN

“Fast action is the name of the game . . . If you’re looking for a sexual, sensual, romantic suspense story, look no further.”

—Night Owl Reviews

“Great twists and turns.”

—CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

 THE DARKEST HOUR

“An intriguing mix of military action and sizzling romance.”

—Publishers Weekly

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—Night Owl Romance

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—Romance Junkies

 SWEET TEMPTATION

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—Romance Junkies

“An enjoyable tale of [a] second chance at life.”

—Genre Go Round Reviews

 SWEET SEDUCTION

“Maya Banks never fails to tell compelling tales that evoke an emotional reaction in readers . . . Kept me on the edge of my seat.”

—Romance Junkies

 SWEET PERSUASION

“Surpassed all my expectations. Incredibly intense and complex characters, delicious conflict and explosive sex scenes that fairly melt the print off the pages, Sweet Persuasion will have Maya Banks fans, new and existing alike, lasciviously begging for more.”

—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)

“Ignites the pages . . . Readers will relish Maya Banks’s exciting erotic romance.”

—The Best Reviews

“Well written and evocative.”

—Dear Author

 BE WITH ME

“I absolutely loved it! Simply wonderful writing. There’s a new star on the rise and her name is Maya Banks.”

—Sunny, national bestselling author of Mona Lisa Eclipsing

“Fascinating erotic romantic suspense.”

—Midwest Book Review

 SWEET SURRENDER

“This story ran my heart through the wringer more than once.”

—CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

“From page one, I was drawn into the story and literally could not stop reading until the last page.”