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| collar, his face dark and finely chiseled, he was the handsomest of men. |

| And he was hers! |

| Oh, how blessed she was! |

| "Congratulations," the preacher said, stepping aside as Captain Kelton stepped forward, a diamond stickpin glistening in the folds of his ascot. |

| "Yes, congratulations are in order," Captain Kelton said. "And may your future be blessed with much happiness." |

| "Thank you," Sasha said, smiling up at him as he took her hand and kissed it gallantly. She had been amazed to discover that this riverboat captain was a wealthy man, having acquired his riches from a vast fleet of ships he had owned. After retiring from the sea, he had fulfilled his fantasies by purchasing a paddlewheeler to live a simple and carefree life along Australia's Murray River. |

| She gazed around her at the sumptuousness of this hotel that Captain Kelton also owned. The lobby in which she had just been married was a spacious, airy room. It was filled with many eye-catching thingsa stunning mural of an Australian bush fire, mirrored walls, chandeliers, exuberant bouquets of flowers, and inviting sofas. |

| The linen-covered chairs were perfect for sipping champagne. Tea and biscuits were being served among the guests who were sitting on plush sofas before a roaring fire in a marble fireplace. |

| "Sasha? Sweet darlin'?" Ashton said, breaking her trance. "Are you ready to go to our suite?" |

| Sasha blinked her eyes and dropped her hand, damp with Captain Kelton's kiss, to her side. She laughed softly as she looked blushingly up at |

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