Colters Leagacy 01.5 - Colters Wife

hospital environment. No strangers bringing her son into the world. Just the men she loved more than life. Just the way it should be.
    She looked up at Ryan who was still studying the baby with an expression akin to rapture. “Do you want to hold him? You’re the only one who hasn’t yet.”
    “I’d love it,” he said huskily.
    She lifted the bundle up, and Ryan eased his large hands around the tiny baby. He cradled him to his chest and watched in fascination as his son opened his eyes.
    “What are we going to name him?” Ethan asked.
    “Seth,” Holly replied. “I like the name Seth.”
    “Seth Colter. It’s a fine name,” Adam said, his eyes softening when they met Holly’s. “Thank you.”
    She cocked her head, smiling up at him. “For what?”
    “For our son. For loving us. For understanding us,” he returned.
    Her throat tightened, and for a moment she couldn’t have spoken if she wanted. She struggled to process the surge of emotion that built and swelled within her. Suddenly it was too much and not enough all at the same time.
    She was safe. She was loved. She loved with all her heart. She was home.
    About the Author
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    Can their love give her the strength to overcome the tragedy in her past?
    Colters’ Lady
    © 2010 Maya Banks
    Colters’ Legacy, Book Two
    When police officer Seth Colter sees the delicate, shabbily dressed beauty in line at the soup kitchen where he’s serving, he’s gut shot over the idea of her being on the streets cold and alone. More baffling is the dark, possessive instinct that tells him she belongs to him.
    For Lily Weston, home is a secluded nook in a back alley—until Seth offers her a place to stay. She’s wary of his offer, but even one night out of the cold is too much temptation to resist.
    Seth is convinced Lily is his. The problem is, when his brothers lay eyes on her, the same primitive instinct comes roaring to the surface. The Colters never imagined they’d follow the unconventional path of their fathers, but they can’t ignore their mutual need to offer Lily their protection—and their love. But before Lily and the brothers can forge a future together, they must heal the deep wounds of her past.
    Enjoy the following excerpt for Colters’ Lady:
    Seth Colter walked into the soup kitchen and was greeted by a chorus of hellos from several police officers from his precinct.
    “Hey man, I didn’t think you were going to make it,” Craig Sumner called.
    Seth cracked a smile, surprised at how glad he was to see the guys he’d worked with for the past few years. “I said I would be here.”
    “How are you feeling?” Rob Morgan asked as he slapped Seth on the back.
    “Better,” Seth acknowledged, and for the first time in weeks, he realized it was the truth. He did feel better. He’d been sleeping better lately, and his dreams weren’t so littered with the images of a faceless gunman and the exploding pain of a bullet tearing through his shoulder.
    “Hey, that’s great. You’ll be back before you know it,” Craig said.
    Seth nodded. Yeah, he’d be back. He hated being away from the job. He hated being away from the camaraderie of his fellow cops. For the first while, he’d sequestered himself in his apartment, refusing visitors. He hadn’t wanted their pity. He’d resented the hell out of the fact that they were still on the job and he was stuck in his apartment popping pain pills and hoping he regained the use of his arm.
    “What do you want me to do?” Seth asked.
    Craig threw him an apron. “Get behind the serving line. We open in fifteen minutes. And hurry. Margie runs a tight ship.”
    “I heard that.”
    Seth turned to see a small, gray-haired lady standing behind him, her green eyes bathed in warmth.
    “Hello, Seth.” She stepped forward and pulled him into a hug. “It’s so good to see you again. Are you taking care of yourself?”
    She patted him on the cheek for good measure, and he smiled as he returned her embrace.
    “I’m good, Margie. How about yourself?”
    “Oh, I’m the same as ever. Busy. Just how I like it.