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Legally Charming

USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Smith is an Oklahoma attorney by day, author by night who pens adventurous and edgy romance stories by the light of her smart phone flashlight app. She knew she was destined to be a romance writer when she attempted to re-write the entire Titanic movie just to save Jack from drowning. Connecting with readers by writing emotionally moving, realistic and sexy romances no matter what time period is her passion. She’s won multiple awards in several romance subgenres including: New England Reader’s Choice Awards, Greater Detroit BookSeller’s Best Awards, and a Semi-Finalist award for the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award. She was a 2018 RITA ® Finalist in the Romance Writers of America Contest. To connect with Lauren, visit her at www.laurensmithbooks.com Holding out for a hero? Eh, not so much. Felicity Hart doesn’t have the time or inclination for love. She’s too busy working her butt off to complete her Master’s Degree. So what is she doing at a Halloween party dressed like a Cinderella-wanna-be when she could be home studying?—or better yet, sleeping. Oh, God, yes. Sleeping Beauty had the best idea. What’s the worst that could happen if she catches a quick nap in the host’s bedroom? Well… Caught by the panty-dropping homeowner, Jared, her first instinct—aside from dying of embarrassment—is to run, but her sexy prince convinces her there’s no need to rush off into the night. There’s plenty of room in his bed for two. When she wakes up the next morning wrapped around him like a vine on Rapunzel’s tower, it’s not just her shoe she leaves behind, but her whole dress—and maybe, just maybe, a tiny sliver of her heart. With a little help from friends, Jared tracks down his runaway princess so he can return her dress. Over lunch they discover have much more in common than just sexual attraction. Jared might be a workaholic attorney, but his fun side is ready and willing to play…in the hot tub, in the shower…He’s the kind of man Felicity never thought existed: A damn good man with a bad boy’s soul. But can a fairy tale romance survive when the pressures of real life interfere? Or is happily-ever-after just make-believe?

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Chapter 40

"How far along are you?" Felicity's mother asked, her voice a whisper.

Felicity froze over the bathroom sink where she'd been getting another glass of water. Her mother stood behind her, brow furrowed. Their eyes met in the mirror. Felicity closed her eyes, trying to quell the wave of shame and panic inside her that her mother had discovered she was pregnant.

"You are pregnant, aren't you?" Janet asked, a little uncertain now.

There was no point lying to her mother, and she didn't want to. The idea of having a baby when she wasn't ready was terrifying, and as silly as it felt, she needed to have her mother's support and guidance right now.

"A little over eight weeks. I only found out a few days ago when I got into a skiing accident and was taken to the ER. I was on the pill, but the nurse thinks I didn't use condoms long enough after starting and the pill wasn't effective yet." She couldn't finish as she met her mother's gaze.