In Spades (The Beaufort Poker Club, #4)

by Maggie C. Gates

“I want you because of everything that you are. You are so goddamn beautiful. You are the hardest working person I’ve ever met. You take pride in your job and give it your all even when you’re tired. You care for every single person in your life. You’re generous and kind.”

“My Antonio proposed to me with a gumball machine ring after two weeks. We were married forty-six years before he passed on,” Maria said. “You kids these days wait too long, thinking you need to have your whole life figured out before you let yourself fall in love. The point is to fall in love, then figure the rest out together.”