Because there was only one absolute in the heart and soul of Burr Brian O’Leary, and it was this:

  Life could only be spectacular if he was living it with Tierney.

  “All done,” said Tierney, suddenly appearing in front of him. “Ready t—wow. You’re deep in thought. Everything okay?”

  “Yeah,” he said, putting his arms around her and pulling her against him. “Everything’s perfect, aisling.”

  She leaned back to look up at his face, tilting her chin to offer her lips to him. He took them with his, kissing her soundly in front of the church where her brother had just gotten married.

  When he drew away, her eyes were still closed, but they opened slowly to look up at him. “Whoa.”

  “I love you,” he said, the words guttural and gritty with emotion.

  “I love you too.” She smiled at him. “Weddings, right? Everyone gets a little—”

  He shook his head. “Not weddings. You.”

  “Me?” she asked, tilting her head to the side. “Are you sure you’re okay?”

  “Yep. I’m good. Thanks to you.” He took a deep breath. “Life is good because of you, Tierney. You’re my fresh start, my new life.”

  “And you’re mine,” she said, cupping his cheek tenderly.

  “See you guys there?” called Brittany, holding hands with Rory, who pulled her toward a waiting limousine.

  Tierney waved at them, then turned back to Burr with a wide grin. “Ready?”

  “Yeah,” he said. “I am.”

  Reaching into his back pocket, he withdrew a small black velvet pouch and loosened the draw string before kneeling down on a carpet of autumn leaves in the old churchyard before her.

  She gasped, covering her mouth and nose with both hands.

  “What are you doing?” she squeaked through her fingers.

  Tipping the bag over, a ring dropped into his palm: a gold band with a small, perfect diamond flanked by platinum Celtic trinity knots. He held it up to her.

  “I don’t know what the protocol is about proposing to your woman at her brother’s wedding, but I don’t—I don’t want to wait anymore, Tierney. You’re it for me. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. Forever.” He reached up for her right wrist and pulled her hand away from her face, holding it tightly. “And I’ll do whatever it takes—I mean that, aisling, so I’m going to say it again—I will do whatever it takes to make us last forever. I promise you that, and I will never, ever break that promise. You are my priority. You and no other until the end of my days.” He paused, taking a deep breath as he looked deeply into her eyes. “Bean mo chroi. Ah ghra mo chroi. An bposfaidh tu me, aisling?”

  Woman of my heart. Love of my heart. Will you marry me?

  With tears rolling down her cheeks, she started nodding, slowly at first, then faster and faster, happy laughter escaping from her lips as she dropped her left hand from her face and held it out to him.

  As he slipped the ring on her fourth finger, she cupped his cheek and whispered, between tears, “A chéadsearc. M’Burr. M’fhíorghrá.”

  First in my heart. My Burr. My true love.

  Looking up at his fiancée, Burr thanked the Lord above for His many blessings but couldn’t resist asking her one last question:

  “Smile for me, aisling?”

  And his Irish girl—perfect for him in every way—traded in her old response for a new one before letting him swoop her up in his arms:

  “Go deo.”

  Forever.

  THE END

  LOVING IRISH, The Summerhaven Trio #3,

  will be available in June 2018.

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  Thirty-five books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times and USA Today bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically acclaimed, USA Today bestselling contemporary romance Unloved, a love story.

  Katy’s first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet, was nominated for a RITA® in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy’s boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, hit the USA Today bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy’s Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, became a New York Times e-book bestseller.

  Katy’s books are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Turkish.

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