Chasing Clouds

Gently, he lifts my veil, and instead of flipping it back over my head, he slips under it to be close to me. What had acted as a filter is now gone, and everything about him is vivid, sharp, and-just for today-mine.Reid JacksonI objected at her wedding. Me, a complete stranger and my brother's plus one. But over the last twenty-four hours, if you saw what I saw and heard what I heard, you'd do the same thing. Only now, I have a wife and she's looking at me for answers I don't have.The problem is, I'm a simple guy. There are only two things I love: my family and playing professional football. I'm a New Yorker, and this girl, well she comes from old Southern money. It's a life I don't relate to, and a place I don't want to belong. We couldn't be more different if we tried. Even so, when the minister asked if anyone objected, I shocked not only myself but also the beautiful bride when I stood up and said, "I do."I don't know her, she doesn't know me-but deep down, I knew I had to make that move.Camille WhitleyFor years I've known I'd one day be standing at the altar, about to marry a man I don't love. As a socialite in the South, family expectations and appearances are everything, but none of it's real. I hate what I've become, and I dream of being free. So, when an opportunity suddenly presents itself in the form of a stranger with long legs, broad shoulders and captivating green eyes, I find myself asking what's best for me: the plan or the unknown?I don't know him, he doesn't know me-but if I'm going to make a move, it's now or never.Author's Note: A steamy, swoony marriage of convenience with a tall dark and handsome hero determined to save the day and a plucky heroine who is starting to wonder if opposites do attract and their marriage might actually be something more.