Cherrie Lynn - Take Me On

“What?” he asked, tightening his hold on her. “Baby, are you okay?”

“Um…I don’t know.” She winced, slightly bent over, and put her hand out on the nearby dresser for more support.

“The baby?”

“You’re in labor!”

“Oh my God!”

“You always have to one-up me, don’t you?” Evan said to Brian, punching him in the shoulder.

“Talk about stealing your thunder, dude.”

Gabriella wanted more than anything to be able to jump out of her bed and help as her family excitedly hustled Candace out of the room, but she would’ve landed on her face. She could only call out, “Good luck!” to her sister-in-law as she was taken away. Brian ran back to give Gabby a quick hug; then he was off like a shot, leaving only her, Ian, his mom and Lia in the room.

“Well,” she said cheerfully to Mrs. Rhodes. “That’s my loud, boisterous, very in-your-business family.”

“They seem wonderful,” she said, still snuggling Lia close to her chest.

Ian’s and Gabby’s gazes met over her head. He smiled at her, a light in his eyes she knew she’d put there. She and Lia. Could this night get any better? Could life get any better? To think where she’d been a year ago this month… Heartbroken. In ashes. If someone had told her back on the night Mark left her what was in store for her in a year’s time, she would’ve laughed herself silly.

Yet here she was. A wife. A mother.

All because she’d asked a guy to give her wings.

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cherrie Lynn has been a CPS caseworker and a juvenile probation officer, but now that she has come to her senses, she writes contemporary and paranormal romance on the steamy side. It's much more fun. She's also an unabashed rock music enthusiast, and loves letting her passion for romance and metal collide on the page.

When she's not writing, you can find her reading, listening to music or playing with her favorite gadget of the moment. She's also fond of hitting the road with her husband to catch their favorite bands live.

Cherrie lives in East Texas with said husband and their two kids, all of whom are the source of much merriment, mischief and mayhem. You can visit her at www.cherrielynn.com or at the various social networking sites. She loves hearing from readers!