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  Tears in his eyes, Rome swooped up his little girl, his mind racing on all he was going to do for her to make up for lost time. He hugged her something fierce, and she hugged him back. When he finally set her on her feet, she skipped off to find her cousins.

  Fame and glory couldn’t compare to what he felt for Kat and the spunky kid who’d just called him Papa. His wife grasped his hand, and something inside of him cracked. “Did you hear that?” he asked, thumbing her wedding ring. “That was the sound of me falling.”

  “For Frankie?”

  Grateful for second chances and heavenly pacts, Rome kissed the woman who’d roped his heart twice and forever. They’d gambled on love and won. “For the three of us.”

  Table of Contents

  THE FALL OF ROME

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  CHAPTER 15

  CHAPTER 16

  CHAPTER 17

  CHAPTER 18

  CHAPTER 19

  CHAPTER 20

  CHAPTER 21

  CHAPTER 22

  CHAPTER 23

  CHAPTER 24

  CHAPTER 25

  CHAPTER 26

  CHAPTER 27

  CHAPTER 28

  CHAPTER 29

  CHAPTER 30

  CHAPTER 31

  CHAPTER 32

  CHAPTER 33

  CHAPTER 34

  CHAPTER 35

  CHAPTER 36

  CHAPTER 37

  CHAPTER 38

  CHAPTER 39

  CHAPTER 40

  CHAPTER 41