title: Making Amends
author:  Melinda Clayton 
description: An extraordinary story of impressive complexity, "Making Amends" is a fully absorbing read from beginning to end and showcases author Melinda Clayton as an exceptionally talented and original novelist. Very highly recommended for community library collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Making Amends" is also available in a Kindle edition....<i><b>Midwest Book Review</b></i>
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  “I have no self-control around you.”  
  Now they’re the talk of Texas...
  
  
  Melinda Perry has always been the well-behaved twin—until Slade Bartelli.
  Rumor has it that this billionaire has ties to the mob. All Melinda knows is
  that his touch is hotter than fire...and now she’s expecting his baby. A fake
  engagement might protect them from tabloid gossip. But will Melinda’s
  reputation—and heart—be safe given Slade’s dangerous past?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Do you want to stay the night?”
  
  
  “I’d like nothing more,” Slade admitted. “But you have to know—”
  
  
  Melinda put her fingers over his lips to stop the words that would have warned
  her about him and his family.
  
  
  “No more talking,” she said. “We both know the facts, but tonight is for us.
  Just you and me...and our new child.”
  
  
  He wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her off her feet and carried
  her toward the stairs that led to her bedroom.
  
  
  After this day, which had felt like a lifetime, he needed this. Needed her in
  a way 