And she swung the old oar at him with all her strength.It hit with a great thwack, splintering in two, and he went over the side, into the dark, cold waters of the lake, sinking like a stone.It took h...
The foundations set up as tax shelters by the wealthy tended to spend as much money glorifying the donors' names and providing cushy jobs for their friends
What have you done with Hetty? he demanded.Listened to her incessant prattle, complaints, tears, demands, artless conversation and recriminations for more than twenty-four hours. You will be pleased t...
She looked away, meeting Taka's dark, pitiless gaze. Silently, he mouthed something unbelievable. She was sure it was, I love you.
If we're going to die there's no harm in telling me pretty lies, In the end it won't matter, and I'll die happy.I have no intention of letting either of us die. And then where would the lies get us?If...
And she didn’t want to escape. She wanted to be kissed in the sunlight by a gorgeous man. She just wanted some other man, not this complicated creature who had more secrets than she could even begin t...
You've been pinning for him these last three years, God knows why. Admittedly he's gorgeous, but you're hardly the type to be overset by simple beauty. Why?Because he has sad eyes, she could have said...
Where is the motorcycle?I ditched it. Someone will find it sooner or later and return it to the rental company.Not in the U.S.We're not in the U.S., in case you haven't noticed. People don't steal los...
She came at him sideways, away from his legs, reaching down to pull the duct tape away. He didn't even notice the pain, spitting out the rag someone had put in his mouth earlier. She turned, and hande...
Just show me where you want him. You can take the first shower, princess.How very thoughtful of you. But I imagine Samuel and his wifehave more than one shower in this lovely house.I’ll be in a back b...
It's going to storm, she said.You've been in Alabama for twenty-four hours and you think you canread the weather?Then why is it so dark?It's going to storm.She wanted to hit him. Then I'd appreciate g...
He touched her, and she came again at his touch, her mouth pulling at him.He was beyond gentleness. He shoved her back against the blanket of clothes and moved between her legs.He went in hard, fast,...
He caught up with her outside her doorway, when she almost gave up. He said nothing, simply pulled her into his arms, against his strong, hard body, and his hand slid beneath her hair, tilting her fac...
Chloe took a sip of her coffee. Strong as faith, sweet as love, black as sin.
Obviously the household of Richard the Fair was unused to hearing the magician laugh. Even Richard himself stopped pawing his willing partner to stare at Simon of Navarre. Something amuses you, my Gre...
He was human, he was warm and strong and ready to kill to keep her safe. What more could a girl want in a man?
She should feel sick. Horrified, stunned. But the horrible truth was, she felt fine. He killed. He killed to protect her. And someancient, atavistic streak inside her wanted to preen and purr. She was...
My hair covers my scarring.''But we've agreed that no one notices your scarring once they're around you. You woo them like a big, fat hairy black spider, and no matter how much they struggle they're h...
If this were a different time, a different place, I would take you to bed with me and make love to you for days.
Summer Hawthorne was simply more trouble than she was worth. At least as far as anyone with any sense would realize.Unfortunately, Taka's common sense seemed to have deserted him in the last few days.