EPILOGUE

Six Weeks Later

EDDIE stood beside the opened door of the limo and answered his cell phone, “LaCall.” He smiled at the sound of his mother’s voice. “Hey, yeah, I got the check in the mail from the insurance company yesterday. Rio and I are going truck shopping as we speak.” He chuckled and then went silent, listening to his mother’s advice. “No, her car was released a while back. She said she wanted to go for a ride in my new truck, so we’re taking her dad’s limo to the dealership.” He went silent again and then muttered, “Love you, too, Mom,” before snapping his phone shut.

“Hey, LaCall…” Rio’s voice floated out from inside the limo.

He leaned down and glanced inside the car, seeing her wearing nothing but a pair of pink high-heel shoes. She had one arm draped across the back of the seat, her knees were crossed and her other arm rested comfortably on her top knee.

“Are you ready to go for a ride, LaCall?” she asked, tempting him with a shameless smile.

“Oh, yeah…” his voice trailed off as he scrambled inside the car. This was a sure sign—if Eddie had ever seen one—that she was ready to trust him again.

Life with Rio Laraquette was going to be one hell of a ride.

** Thank you for taking the time to read VEGAS, BABY. Look for another installment in the Soul Searchers series in the fall of 2011. **

**Please turn the page for an excerpt of Sandra’s romantic thriller SECONDARY TARGETS and Cara Marsi’s romantic suspense MURDER, Mi AMORE.**