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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rosenblum Cellars for providing the wine that fueled the fantasy.

About the Author

Alice Gaines likes her men hot and her romance hotter. She’s been writing since forever and has penned stories in several genres. She lives in Oakland, California in a fixer-upper she never fixed up. When she’s not reading or writing, you’ll generally find Alice puttering around in her vegetable garden or in her kitchen. Her passions include her church and funky soul band Tower of Power.

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